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Ghada Shouaa

1972 - Today

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Ghada Shouaa (Arabic: غادة شعاع; born September 10, 1972) is a retired Syrian heptathlete. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she won her country's first and only Olympic gold medal. She was also a World and Asian heptathlon champion. She is considered one of the best Asian and Arab female athletes of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Ghada Shouaa is the 1,867th most popular athlete (up from 2,284th in 2024), the 187th most popular biography from Syria (up from 189th in 2019) and the most popular Syrian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ghada Shouaa ranks 1,867 out of 6,025. Before her are Bohumil Modrý, Tommy Kono, Paul Nihill, Frank Schaffer, László Fábián, and Matthias Behr. After her are Lennart Magnusson, John Hansen, Günther Haase, Erik Svensson, DeHart Hubbard, and Romolo Catasta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Ghada Shouaa ranks 320. Before her are Kiko, Souad Massi, Markus Rühl, Edwin Ifeanyi, Leila Hatami, and Aaron Lewis. After her are Darren Shan, Robert Webb, Gen Urobuchi, Tomokazu Seki, Andreas Goldberger, and Christian Wörns.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Ghada Shouaa ranks 187 out of 210. Before her are Riyad Farid Hijab (1966), Omar Souleyman (1966), Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali (1969), Maximos IV Sayegh (1878), Abdulbaset Sieda (1956), and Abu Mohammad al-Adnani (1977). After her are Bassel Khartabil (1981), Razan Zaitouneh (1977), Yusra Mardini (1998), Samar Yazbek (1970), Yasser Seirawan (1960), and Assala Nasri (1969).

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Among ATHLETES In Syria

Among athletes born in Syria, Ghada Shouaa ranks 1. After her are Maxie Parks (1951), Majd Eddin Ghazal (1987), Man Asaad (1993), Wessam Salamana (1985), Ahmad Hamcho (1992), Aram Mahmoud (1997), Alaa Maso (2000), John Perrin (null), and Mohamad Maso (1993).

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