Gharid Ghrouf
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) is a track and field
sprint athlete
who competes internationally for Palestine
.
Ghrouf represented Palestine at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
. She competed at the 100 metres
sprint and placed seventh in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 13.07 seconds.
She was born handicapped with a deformation of the ankles which made it difficult for her to walk; this was not corrected until she was ten years old. Soon thereafter, she took an interest in sprinting, and began regular training. Between 2003 and 2007, she became Palestine's national champion for her age category in the women's 100m, 200m and 400m sprints. In 2006, she was the youngest competitor at the indoor athletics championships in Moscow
.
She is of distant African immigrant descent.
Jericho
Jericho ; is a city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories. It is the capital of the Jericho Governorate and has a population of more than 20,000. Situated well below sea level on an east-west route north of the Dead Sea, Jericho is the lowest permanently...
) is a track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
sprint athlete
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
who competes internationally for Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
.
Ghrouf represented Palestine at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Palestine at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Palestinian Olympic Committee sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The Palestinian delegation consisted of two runners and two swimmers. - Athletics:- Swimming:...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. She competed at the 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
sprint and placed seventh in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 13.07 seconds.
She was born handicapped with a deformation of the ankles which made it difficult for her to walk; this was not corrected until she was ten years old. Soon thereafter, she took an interest in sprinting, and began regular training. Between 2003 and 2007, she became Palestine's national champion for her age category in the women's 100m, 200m and 400m sprints. In 2006, she was the youngest competitor at the indoor athletics championships in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
She is of distant African immigrant descent.