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Nawal El Moutawakel
Olympic champion and senior IOC leader who has shaped global sports governance.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Olympic champion and senior IOC leader who has shaped global sports governance.
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 is the first Moroccan, Arab, African, and Muslim woman to win an Olympic gold. She is currently a vice president of the International Olympic Committee. In August 2024, the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) voted her as the fourth best female athlete of the past 100 years after Serena Williams, Nadia Comăneci and Simone Biles. In 2007, El Moutawakel was named the Minister of Sports in the upcoming cabinet of Morocco.
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Achievements and distinctions
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Olympic champion and senior IOC leader who has shaped global sports governance.
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Knight of the Legion of Honour
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Knight of the National Order of the Lion
Career and education
Memberships
International Olympic Committee
Leadership and official positions
Member of the House of Representatives of Morocco · Minister of Youth and Sport · member of the International Olympic Committee
Education
Iowa State University
Major competitions and events
1984 Summer Olympics · 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games · 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games · 2011 Universiade · 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games · World Games 2013 · 2013 Universiade
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News and developments
Athletics · Archive ·
FIDAL presents Italian women’s champion jersey in Milan
The launch took place during a gender-equity meeting at Casa Italia.
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