Meriem Bidani

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Meriem Bidani
Personal information
NationalityMoroccan
Born (1972-07-07) 7 July 1972 (age 50)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Representing Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Women's taekwondo
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Johannesburg - 60 kg

Meriem Bidani (born 7 July 1972) is a Moroccan taekwondo practitioner.

She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [1] She won a gold medal at the 1996 African Taekwondo Championships in Johannesburg. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Meriem Bidani". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. "BIDANI, Meriem". taekwondodata.com. Retrieved 6 July 2019.