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Syrian heptathlete

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Tunisia
Active from
1998-05-11

Discography

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Key facts

Nationality
Syrian
Born
( 1972-09-10 ) September 10, 1972 (age 53) , Mhardeh , Hama Governorate , Syria
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight
63 kg (139 lb)
Country
Syria
Sport
Athletics
Event s
Heptathlon , Long jump
Club
Al-Thawra SC, Jalaa SC
Coached by
Imad Sarraj
Olympic finals
1996 – 1st
World finals
1995 – 1st, 1999 – 3rd
Highest world ranking
Heptathlon: 1 (1995, 1996)
Personal best
Heptathlon: 6942 pts (9th all time) National record</span>"}]]}'>NR ( Götzis 1996)

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Encyclopedic overview

Ghada Shouaa (Arabic: غادة شعاع; born September 10, 1972) is a retired Syrian heptathlete. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she won her country's first and only Olympic gold medal. She was also a World and Asian heptathlon champion. She is considered one of the best Asian and Arab female athletes of all time. She was a Syrian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

She has represented Syria in her two strongest multi-event disciplines, the individual high jump and long jump events. She holds the Syrian high jump records with 1.87 m outdoors (1996), in javelin with 54.82 m (1999) in 200 m with 23.78 (1996), in long jump with 6.77 (1996) and in shot put with 16.25 (1999).

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