Wiam Dislam (born 22 October 1987 in

Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populati ...

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) is a Moroccan

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practitioner. She stands at 180 cm. She competed in the +67 kg event at the

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and was the flag bearer for Morocco during the

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. She competed in the +67 kg event at the

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. She was defeated by Maria Espinoza of

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in the quarterfinals. She defeated

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of the

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in the repechage and was then defeated by Bianca Walkden of

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in the bronze medal match. She was the flag bearer for Morocco during the closing ceremony. Presently, she is a coach in fujairah martial arts club.

References

1987 births Living people Moroccan female taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners of Morocco Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rabat Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in taekwondo Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in taekwondo Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Universiade silver medalists for Morocco African Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade 20th-century Moroccan women 21st-century Moroccan women {{Morocco-taekwondo-bio-stub