Zoubida Laayouni (born 5 February 1956) is a retired Moroccan athlete who specialised in the

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

. She won eight medals at the

African Championships in Athletics The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised ...

including a record six gold medals. Her personal best in the event is 56.94 metres set in Meknès in 1994. This is the still standing national record.

Competition record

¹Representing Africa

References

1956 births Living people Moroccan female discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Morocco 20th-century Moroccan women 20th-century Moroccan people 21st-century Moroccan women 21st-century Moroccan people Arab Athletics Championships winners {{Morocco-athletics-bio-stub