Souhad Ghazouani

Souhad Ghazouani (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]

References

  1. ↑ IPC bio
  2. ↑ (French)Eurosport
  3. ↑ London 2012


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