Wiam Dislam (born 22 October 1987 in

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) is a Moroccan

taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

practitioner. She stands at 180 cm. She competed in the +67 kg event at the

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and was the flag bearer for Morocco during the

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. She competed in the +67 kg event at the

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. She was defeated by Maria Espinoza of

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in the quarterfinals. She defeated Kirstie Alora of the

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in the repechage and was then defeated by Bianca Walkden of

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in the bronze medal match. She was the flag bearer for Morocco during the closing ceremony. Presently, she is a coach in fujairah martial arts club.

References

1987 births Living people Moroccan female taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Morocco Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rabat Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in taekwondo Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 2018 Mediterranean Games FISU World University Games silver medalists for Morocco African Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade 21st-century Moroccan sportswomen {{Morocco-taekwondo-bio-stub