Souhad Ghazouani

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]

Souhad Ghazouani
Personal information
Born (1982-08-07) 7 August 1982
Sport
CountryFrance
SportParalympic powerlifting
DisabilityParaplegia

References
  1. "IPC bio". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  2. (in French)Eurosport Archived 2012-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "London 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2012-09-03.


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