Azeddine Nouiri
Moroccan wheelchair athlete (born 1986)
![]() Nouiri at the 2016 Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Moroccan | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 (age 38) Casablanca, Morocco | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | Morocco | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Disability class | F34 | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put, javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Club Sportif de l'Association d'Aide des handicapés du Sud du Maroc[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Azeddine Nouiri (born 21 July 1986) is a Moroccan wheelchair athlete who competes in throwing events. He won the F34 classification shot put competition at the 2012[1] and 2016 Paralympics, setting a world record at 13.10 metres in 2012. In the javelin throw he finished tenth and seventh, respectively.[3] He served as the flag bearer for Morocco at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations.[2]
At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, Nouiri placed fourth in the shot put and lost his world record to Scott Jones.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Nouiri, Azeddine". marochandisport.ma (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ a b Azeddine Nouiri Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. paralympic.org
- ^ Azeddine Nouiri Archived 2016-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ "IPC World Championships: Lyon 2013 - Official Results Book" (PDF). paralympic.org. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
External links
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- Azeddine Nouiri at the International Paralympic Committee
- Azeddine Nouiri at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)