Souhad Ghazouani

Souhad Ghazouani

Personal information
Born	(1982-08-07) 7 August 1982 (age 42)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Paralympic powerlifting
Disability	Paraplegia

Souhad Ghazouani (born 7 August 1982) is a French powerlifter born with paraplegia. She started lifting weights at age six. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics she won silver and in that same year was made a Knight of the National Order of Merit. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics she won a bronze.^[1] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics she won gold at the 67.5 kg. She also has a world record in her discipline.^[2] She is also a wheelchair racer.^[3]

She won the bronze medal in the women's 73 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[4]

References

1. "IPC bio". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
2. (in French)Eurosport Archived 2012-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
3. "London 2012". Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
4. "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

External links

• Souhad Ghazouani at the International Paralympic Committee
• Souhad Ghazouani at Équipe de France (in French)
• Souhad Ghazouani at France Paralympique (in French)