Nawal El Moutawakel, Moroccan athlete and politician

Nawal El Moutawakel

Moroccan 1984 Olympic champion and Minister of Sports

Nawal El Moutawakel is a Moroccan former hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and is the first Moroccan, Arab, African, and Muslim woman to win an Olympic gold. She is currently a vice president of the International Olympic…