Mouncef Bouja

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Mouncef Bouja
Sport
CountryFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Sport Para-athletics
Medal record
Para-athletics
Representing Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris 400 m T12
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Paris 100 m T12
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Kobe 400 m T12

Mouncef Bouja (born 6 March 1998) is a Moroccan paralympic athlete. He won the gold medal in the men's 400 metres T12 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Paris Paralympics 2024 medal results". BBC Sport . Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. "Moroccan Sprinter Mouncef Bouja Wins Gold at Paris 2024 Paralympics". Morocco World News . 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. "Jeux Paralympiques (400 m): Mouncef Bouja offre au Maroc sa première médaille d'or". Challenge (in French). 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.