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Hassiba Boulmerka

1968 – Present Algeria
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Who was Hassiba Boulmerka?

Olympic gold medalist who won the 1500 meters at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, becoming the first African woman to claim an Olympic athletics title.

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Hassiba Boulmerka (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born
July 10, 1968
Died
Present
Nationality
Algeria
Height
1.58 m · 5'2"
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Zodiac Sign
Cancer

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