Azeddine Nouiri (born 21 July 1986) is a Moroccan wheelchair athlete who competes in throwing events. He won the F34 classification shot put competition at the 2012[1] and 2016 Paralympics, setting a world record at 13.10 metres in 2012. In the javelin throw he finished tenth and seventh, respectively.[3] He served as the flag bearer for Morocco at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations.[2]

At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, Nouiri placed fourth in the shot put and lost his world record to Scott Jones.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nouiri, Azeddine". marochandisport.ma (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b Azeddine Nouiri Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. paralympic.org
  3. ^ Azeddine Nouiri Archived 2016-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  4. ^ "IPC World Championships: Lyon 2013 - Official Results Book" (PDF). paralympic.org. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

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