Rhizlane Siba (born 29 February 1996) is a Moroccan

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athlete who competes in the

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. She has been African champion at

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, junior and senior level, winning the main continental title at the

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. She is also twice gold medallist at the

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(winning her first at age fifteen) and was the

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winner. Her personal best of is the Moroccan record. The daughter of Ahmed and Aicha Siba, she grew up with her two siblings, Zineb and Amin. She gained a scholarship to attend

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and study business administration. While there she competed for the

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and made the top six at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Siba, Rhizlane Living people 1996 births Moroccan high jumpers Female high jumpers Moroccan female athletes Kansas State Wildcats women's track and field athletes Moroccan expatriates in the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games silver medalists for Morocco 21st-century Moroccan women 21st-century Moroccan people Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Arab Games gold medalists