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Najat El Garaa
Personal information
Years active2006–2024
Sport
Disability classF40
Medal record
Women's para athletics (F40)
Representing  Morocco
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Discus throw – F40
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Shot put – F40
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Discus throw – F40

Najat El Garaa (Arabic: نجاة الكرعة) is a Paralympian athlete from Morocco competing mainly in category F40 athletics events.

Career

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El Garaa competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a bronze medal in the women's F40 discus throw event.

She later competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London where she won a gold medal in the women's F40 discus throw event. El Garaa made a new world record at 32.37 metres. She also achieved a bronze in F40 shot put.[1]

El Garaa was declared Moroccan sportswoman of the year in 2012 and received Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Creative Sports Award.[2]

El Garaa also competed in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics, in powerlifting.[1]

Personal life

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Her sisters Laila and Hayat are both Paralympic medalists.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Najat El Garaa". paralympic.org. International Paralympics Committee. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  2. ^ Najat El Garaa receives Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Creative Sports Award, January 2013, Moroccan World News
  3. ^ "Hayat El Garaa". paralympic.org. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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