Mounia Gasmi
Mounia Gasmi (born 2 May 1990) is a Paralympian athlete from Algeria competing mainly in F32 classification throwing events.[1]
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| Born | 2 May 1990 Batna, Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 156 cm (61 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral palsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | shot put club throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Aures Batna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gasmi represented her country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, entering both the F32-34 shot put and the F31/32/51 club throw events. She finished seventh in the shot put, but a best distance of 22.51 metres in the club throw saw her take the silver medal. As well as her Paralympic success Gasmi has qualified for four consecutive IPC World Championships winning one gold and three silver medals, two silvers in the shot put and a gold and silver in the club throw.[2] Her distance of 25.07m at the 2017 World ParaAthletics Championships in London gave Gasmi her first World title.
Notes
- "Gasmi, Mounia". Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- "Gasmi, Mounia". IPC. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
External links
- Mounia Gasmi at the International Paralympic Committee (also here)
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