Fouzia El Kassioui (born 1 January 1992) is a Moroccan Paralympic athlete.

Biography

At the age of 10, she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and cerebral palsy. In 2017, she joined the Benslimane Al-Ahd Al-Jadid Association and began training in shot put.

Fouzia El Kassioui

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F33 event.

Fouzia El Kassioui

She won the silver medal in the women's shot put F33 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She also competed in the women's javelin throw F34 event.

Fouzia El Kassioui

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Living people

1992 births

Moroccan female javelin throwers

Moroccan female shot putters

Paralympic athletes for Morocco

Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Paralympic silver medalists for Morocco

Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships 21st-century Moroccan women