Nawal El Moutawakel is a Moroccan former hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and is the first Moroccan, Arab, African, and Muslim woman to win
The International Olympic Committee is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based
Nawal El Moutawakel
…the 1984 Summer Olympics, and is the first Moroccan, Arab, African, and Muslim woman to win an Olympic gold. She is currently a vice president of the International Olympic Committee. In August 2024, the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) voted her as the fourth best female athlete of the past 100 years after Serena…
IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland
Current IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland
The main entrance of the former headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne
The first IOC, at the 1896 Athens Games From left to right, standing: Gebhardt (Germany), Guth-Jarkovský (Bohemia), Kemeny (Hungary), Balck (Sweden); seated: Coubertin (France), Vikelas (Greece & chairman), Butovsky (Russia)