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'''Fatima El-Faquir''' (born 1954) is a Moroccan [[sprint (running)|sprinter]], coach, and sports professor. She was the first Morocco 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=2017-10-08|website=L-VIS|language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-05-21}}</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 |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=2017-10-08|website=L-VIS|language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-05-21}}</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 |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 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 [[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" />
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 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://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/fr/features/awi/newsbriefs/sports/2005/09/08/newsbrief-01|title=La confédération africaine d'athlétisme nomme Fatima El Faquir présidente de la région Afrique du Nord|last=Magharebia.com|first=|date=May 2005|website=archive.wikiwix.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>.
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 [[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://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/fr/features/awi/newsbriefs/sports/2005/09/08/newsbrief-01|title=La confédération africaine d'athlétisme nomme Fatima El Faquir présidente de la région Afrique du Nord|last=Magharebia.com|first=|date=May 2005|website=archive.wikiwix.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-05-21}}</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=2019-05-21}}</ref>.


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

Revision as of 00:37, 21 May 2019

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 entitled "Moroccan High Level Athletes: Emergence, Visibility, Erasure 1956-2016."[1]

References

  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 4 December 2016. 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. Retrieved 21 May 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  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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