How tall is Nawal El Moutawakel?

Nawal El Moutawakel's listed height is 162 cm (5'4"). She is taller than about 71% of women in Morocco.

Where 162 cm sits among women in Morocco

Taller than about 71% of women in Morocco born in 1962 (average 158.4 cm).

About Nawal El Moutawakel

Nawal El Moutawakel is a Moroccan former hurdler, born on 15 April 1962 in Casablanca. She won the inaugural women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She is the first Moroccan, Arab, African and Muslim woman to win an Olympic gold.

In 2007 El Moutawakel was named the Minister of Sports in the upcoming cabinet of Morocco. She is currently a vice president of the International Olympic Committee. In August 2024 the International Sports Press Association voted her the fourth best female athlete of the past 100 years, after Serena Williams, Nadia Comăneci and Simone Biles.

El Moutawakel has a listed height of 162 cm (5'4"). Her 1984 Olympic title came in the first women's 400 metres hurdles event held at the Games, and she later served in Morocco's cabinet as Minister of Sports.

Frequently asked

How tall is Nawal El Moutawakel in feet and inches? Nawal El Moutawakel is 5'4" tall, which is 162 cm, 63.8 inches or 1.62 m.

Is Nawal El Moutawakel tall for women in Morocco? At 162 cm she is taller than about 71% of women in Morocco born in 1962, whose average height is 158.4 cm.

Sources

• Nawal El Moutawakel on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Nawal El Moutawakel on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 162 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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