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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 was the first Moroccan to win an Olympic gold.
The 400m hurdles for women made its Olympic debut at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. In the final, El Moutawakel led from start to finish and improved her personal best by 0.76 seconds.
Mar 21, 1999 · Learn about the life and achievements of Nawal El Moutawakel, the first Arab woman to win an Olympic gold medal in 1984. Discover how she became a pioneer and a role model for women in sport in Morocco and beyond.
Mar 15, 2024 · Nawal EL MOUTAWAKEL. Imagine being the only female athlete in your team's Olympic delegation. There’s focus on you, as you battle the fear of failure and expectation to perform and validate your inclusion. That was the position Nawal El Moutawakel found herself in at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics.
Meet Ms Nawal EL MOUTAWAKEL - IOC member since 1998. Member profile includes sports career, education and IOC history.
Apr 8, 2021 · It took Nawal El Moutawakel 54 seconds, 10 hurdles and 400 metres to win Morocco’s first Olympic gold medal in the first ever women’s 400m hurdles at the Olympic Games.
Nawal El Moutawakel wears dress, Nour Fathallah; earrings, talent’s own. Photo: Amer Mohamad In 1984, when cover star Nawal El Moutawakel became the first Arab and Muslim woman in history to win Olympic gold, she did more than just sprint into the record books – she shattered notions of what an Arab woman could do, despite societal assumptions.
