Zoubida Laayouni
Moroccan discus thrower
Zoubida Laayouni (born 5 February 1956) is a retired Moroccan athlete who specialised in the discus throw.[1] She won eight medals at the African Championships in Athletics including a record six gold medals.
Her personal best in the event is 56.94 metres set in Meknès in 1994. This is the still standing national record.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1979 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | Discus throw | 46.18 m |
World Cup | Montreal, Canada | 8th | Discus throw | 46.08 m1 | |
Mediterranean Games | Split, Yugoslavia | 4th | Discus throw | 45.88 m | |
1981 | Arab Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | Discus throw | 49.88 m |
World Cup | Rome, Italy | 9th | Discus throw | 45.24 m1 | |
1982 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | Discus throw | 51.50 m |
1983 | Maghreb Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | 1st | Discus throw | 50.92 m |
Arab Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | Discus throw | 47.84 m | |
Mediterranean Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 4th | Discus throw | 51.48 m | |
1984 | African Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | Discus throw | 52.70 m |
1985 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | Discus throw | 51.80 m |
World Cup | Canberra, Australia | 8th | Discus throw | 49.68 m1 | |
1987 | Arab Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | Discus throw | 49.79 m |
Mediterranean Games | Latakia, Syria | 5th | Discus throw | 51.34 m | |
1988 | African Championships | Annaba, Algeria | 3rd | Discus throw | 47.50 m |
1989 | African Championships | Lagos, Nigeria | 1st | Discus throw | 51.14 m |
Jeux de la Francophonie | Casablanca, Morocco | 5th | Discus throw | 48.66 m | |
World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | Discus throw | 48.34 m1 | |
Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | Discus throw | 52.12 m | |
1990 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | Discus throw | 53.10 m |
Maghreb Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Discus throw | 54.00 m | |
1991 | Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 6th | Discus throw | 53.22 m |
1992 | African Championships | Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius | 3rd | Discus throw | 52.74 m |
1993 | Mediterranean Games | Narbonne, France | 5th | Discus throw | 52.92 m |
1994 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Bondoufle, France | 6th | Discus throw | 53.12 m |
1995 | Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 3rd | Discus throw |
1Representing Africa
References
- ^ Zoubida Laayouni at World Athletics
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African Champions in women's discus throw
- 1979–85: Zoubida Laayouni (MAR)
- 1988: Grace Apiafi (NGR)
- 1989–90: Zoubida Laayouni (MAR)
- 1992–93: Lizette Etsebeth (RSA)
- 1996: Monia Kari (TUN)
- 1998: Elizna Naudé (RSA)
- 2000–02: Monia Kari (TUN)
- 2004–10: Elizna Naudé (RSA)
- 2012–14: Chinwe Okoro (NGR)
- 2016: Nwanneka Okwelogu (NGR)
- 2018–22: Chioma Onyekwere (NGR)
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