Sami El Gueddari (born 1 February 1984) is a French wheelchair racer and competitive swimmer who participated in the Paralympic Games of 2008 and 2012. He was a bronze medalist at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships. He is a specialist of 50 meter and 100-meter freestyle.[1]
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||
| Born | February 1, 1984 Orléans, France | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Classifications | S9 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editSami El Gueddari suffers from congenital agenesis in the left leg, which stops at the tibia. Retired since 2013, he is now sporting director of the swimming disability program within the French Federation Handisport.
In 2019, he was a contestant in the tenth season of French version of Dancing with the Stars with partner Fauve Hautot. They won the competition, receiving 62% of the votes.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE". Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sami el Gueddari en couple et très amoureux". 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
External links
edit- Sami El Gueddari at the International Paralympic Committee
- Sami El Gueddari at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Sami El Gueddari at France Paralympique (in French)
