Moroccan 1984 Olympic champion and Minister of Sports
Nawal El Moutawakel
El Moutawakel in 2009
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Morocco
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles
400 m hurdles
Mediterranean Games
1983 Casablanca
400 m hurdles
1987 Latakia
400 m hurdles
Nawal El Moutawakel (Amazigh: ⵏⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵍⵎⵓⵜⴰⵡⴰⵇⵇⵍ ; Arabic: نوال المتوكل; born 15 April 1962) is a Moroccan former hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and was the first Moroccan to win an Olympic gold.[1][2][3] In 2007, El Moutawakel was named the Minister of Sports in the upcoming cabinet of Morocco.
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