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'''Fatima El-Faquir''' (born 1954) is a Moroccan [[sprint (running)|sprinter]] and sports professor. She competed in the [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|women's 100 metres]] at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in Munich and was the first African Champion in 400m hurdles in Dakar in 1979.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/fatima-el-faquir-1.html |title=Fatima El-Faquir Olympic Results |accessdate=2 July 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Muslim Women and Sport|last=Benn|first=Tansin|last2=Pfister|first2=Gertrud|last3=Jawad|first3=Haifaa|publisher=Routledge|year=2011|isbn=978-0415490764|location=London|pages=}}</ref> She is the Professor of Higher Education at the Moroccan National Institute of Sport.
'''Fatima El-Faquir''' (born 1954) is a Moroccan [[sprint (running)|sprinter]], coach, and sports professor. She was the first Moroccan to compete in the Olympics.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://l-vis.univ-lyon1.fr/soutenance-de-these-de-fatima-el-faquir-28-septembre-2017-athletes-marocaines-1956-2016/|title=Soutenance de Thèse de Fatima El Faquir sur les athlètes marocaines|date=8 October 2017|website=L-VIS|language=fr-FR|access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref> She competed in the [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|women's 100 metres]] at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in Munich and was the first African Champion in 400m hurdles in Dakar in 1979.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/fatima-el-faquir-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055923/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/fatima-el-faquir-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Fatima El-Faquir Olympic Results |accessdate=2 July 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Muslim Women and Sport|last=Benn|first=Tansin|last2=Pfister|first2=Gertrud|last3=Jawad|first3=Haifaa|publisher=Routledge|year=2011|isbn=978-0415490764|location=London}}</ref> She was the first female athlete to give Morocco a title. She is the Professor of Higher Education at the Moroccan National Institute of Sport.


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El-Faquir studied Physical Exercise and Sport at the [[University of Bucharest]] in Romania from 1973 to 1978 and then at [[Université de Montréal|University of Montreal]] in Canada. She married and raised a family with her coach Aziz Daouda. She coached the Moroccan national athletics (track) team and coached [[Nawal El Moutawakel]] in huders and relay events.<ref name=":0" />


She organized events like the [[Pan Arab Games]] in Rabat, Morocco in 1985, the [[Jeux de la Francophonie|Francophone Games]] in 1989, the Cross Country World Championship in 1998, and the Youth World Championships in [[Marrakesh|Marrakech]] in 2006. She holds Presidential positions on the [[Confederation of African Athletics]], North Africa, and the National Association of Women's Physical Activities and Sport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/fr/features/awi/newsbriefs/sports/2005/09/08/newsbrief-01|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110224010803/http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/fr/features/awi/newsbriefs/sports/2005/09/08/newsbrief-01|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 February 2011|title=La confédération africaine d'athlétisme nomme Fatima El Faquir présidente de la région Afrique du Nord|last=Magharebia.com|date=May 2005|website=archive.wikiwix.com|access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lematin.ma/journal/2003/Ancienne-athlete-Fatima-El-Faquir-a-la-tete-de-l-ANSF/24202.html|title=Le Matin - Ancienne athlète, Fatima El Faquir à la tête de l'ANSF|last=MATIN|first=LE|website=Le Matin|language=fr|access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref>
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El-Faquir studied Physical Exercise and Sport at the [[University of Bucharest]] in Romania from 1973 to 1978 and then at [[Université de Montréal|University of Montreal]] in Canada. She married and raised a family with her coach Azid Daouda. She coached the Moroccan national athletics (track) team and coached [[Nawal El Moutawakel]] in huders and relay events.<ref name=":0" />


In 2017, she defended her dissertation in French entitled "Moroccan High Level Athletes: Emergence, Visibility, Erasure 1956-2016."<ref name=":1" />


She organized events like the [[Pan Arab Games]] in Rabat, Morocco in 1985, the [[Jeux de la Francophonie|Francophone Games]] in 1989, the Cross Country World Championship in 1998, and the Youth World Championships in [[Marrakesh|Marrakech]] in 2006.


She holds Presidential positions on the [[Confederation of African Athletics]] for the region of North Africa, and the National Association of Women's Physical Activities and Sport.


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Latest revision as of 20:29, 25 January 2024

Fatima El-Faquir
Personal information
NationalityMoroccan
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event100 metres

Fatima El-Faquir (born 1954) is a Moroccan sprinter, coach, and sports professor. She was the first Moroccan to compete in the Olympics.[1] She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and was the first African Champion in 400m hurdles in Dakar in 1979.[2][3] She was the first female athlete to give Morocco a title. She is the Professor of Higher Education at the Moroccan National Institute of Sport.

El-Faquir studied Physical Exercise and Sport at the University of Bucharest in Romania from 1973 to 1978 and then at University of Montreal in Canada. She married and raised a family with her coach Aziz Daouda. She coached the Moroccan national athletics (track) team and coached Nawal El Moutawakel in huders and relay events.[3]

She organized events like the Pan Arab Games in Rabat, Morocco in 1985, the Francophone Games in 1989, the Cross Country World Championship in 1998, and the Youth World Championships in Marrakech in 2006. She holds Presidential positions on the Confederation of African Athletics, North Africa, and the National Association of Women's Physical Activities and Sport.[4][5]

In 2017, she defended her dissertation in French entitled "Moroccan High Level Athletes: Emergence, Visibility, Erasure 1956-2016."[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Soutenance de Thèse de Fatima El Faquir sur les athlètes marocaines". L-VIS (in French). 8 October 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fatima El-Faquir Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b Benn, Tansin; Pfister, Gertrud; Jawad, Haifaa (2011). Muslim Women and Sport. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415490764.
  4. ^ Magharebia.com (May 2005). "La confédération africaine d'athlétisme nomme Fatima El Faquir présidente de la région Afrique du Nord". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. ^ MATIN, LE. "Le Matin - Ancienne athlète, Fatima El Faquir à la tête de l'ANSF". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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