On this day in 1984, Nawal El Moutawakel became the first Moroccan to win an Olympic gold medal
![Nawal El Moutawakel](https://i0.wp.com/www.nadja.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Insta-Nawal-1.png?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1)
Photo: Nawal El Moutawakel / CC BY 3.0
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Photo: Nawal El Moutawakel / CC BY 3.0
READ MORE: “I want to show the world that Muslim women can wrestle”