Fouzia El Kassioui

Fouzia El Kassioui
Personal information
Born (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32)
Benslimane, Morocco
Sport
CountryMorocco
SportPara-athletics
Disability classF33
EventShot put
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Morocco
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F33
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai Shot put F33
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Kobe Javelin throw F34

Fouzia El Kassioui (born 1 January 1992) is a Moroccan Paralympic athlete.[1]

Biography

At the age of 10, she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and cerebral palsy. In 2017, she joined the Benslimane Al-Ahd Al-Jadid Association and began training in shot put.[2]

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F33 event.[3][4]

She won the silver medal in the women's shot put F33 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5] She also competed in the women's javelin throw F34 event.

References

  1. ^ "Fouzia El Kassioui". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ Bakbach, Soulaimane (27 July 2022). "How Moroccan Paralympian Kassioui beat cerebral palsy and society". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ^ O'Kane, Patrick (15 November 2019). "Kornobys and Cinnamo claim shot put gold as World Para Athletics Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Women's shot put F33" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (2 September 2021). "Switzerland enjoy magical night on the track as Hug completes Tokyo 2020 hat-trick". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 September 2021.


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