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'''Fatima El-Faquir''' (born 1954) is a Moroccan [[sprint (running)|sprinter]] |
'''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. |
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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 |
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" /> |
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She organized events like the [[Pan Arab Games]] in Rabat, Morocco in 1985, the [[Jeux de la Francophonie|Francophone |
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. |
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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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In 2017, she defended her dissertation in French entitled "Moroccan High Level Athletes: Emergence, Visibility, Erasure 1956-2016."<ref name=":1" /> |
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| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
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| Event | 100 metres |
Fatima El-Faquir (born 1954) is a Moroccan sprinter and sports professor. 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.[1][2] 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 Azid Daouda. She coached the Moroccan national athletics (track) team and coached Nawal El Moutawakel in huders and relay events.[2]
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 for the region of North Africa, and the National Association of Women's Physical Activities and Sport.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Benn, Tansin; Pfister, Gertrud; Jawad, Haifaa (2011). Muslim Women and Sport. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415490764.
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