Mounia Gasmi
Personal information
Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990
Batna, Algeria
Height156 cm (61 in)
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportAthletics
DisabilityCerebral palsy
Disability classF32
Event(s)shot put
club throw
ClubAures Batna
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Algeria
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Club throw F31/32/51
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Club throw F31/32
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Club throw F32
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 LondonClub throw - F32
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonShot put - F32-34
Silver medal – second place2015 DohaShot put - F32
Silver medal – second place2015 DohaClub throw - F32

Mounia Gasmi (born 2 May 1990) is a Paralympian athlete from Algeria competing mainly in F32 classification throwing events.[1]

Gasmi represented her country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, entering both the F32-34 shot put and the F31/32/51 club throw events. She finished seventh in the shot put, but a best distance of 22.51 metres in the club throw saw her take the silver medal. As well as her Paralympic success Gasmi has qualified for four consecutive IPC World Championships winning one gold and three silver medals, two silvers in the shot put and a gold and silver in the club throw.[2] Her distance of 25.07m at the 2017 World ParaAthletics Championships in London gave Gasmi her first World title.

She won the bronze medal in the women's club throw F32 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Gasmi, Mounia". Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gasmi, Mounia". IPC. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Houston, Michael (27 August 2021). "Mayhugh breaks world record twice on Tokyo 2020 Paralympics athletics opening day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Women's club throw F32 Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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