Mounia Gasmi

{{short description|Algerian Paralympic athlete}}

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| birth_date = {{birth_date_and_age|1990|05|02|df=y}}

| birth_place = Batna, Algeria

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| disability = Cerebral palsy

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| country = Algeria

| sport = Athletics

| event = shot put
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| club = Aures Batna

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| disability_class = F32

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{{MedalSport | Women's para athletics}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 2012 London |Club throw F31/32/51}}

{{MedalSilver| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |Club throw F31/32}}

{{MedalBronze| 2020 Tokyo | Club throw F32 }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2017 London|Club throw - F32}}

{{MedalSilver|2013 Lyon|Shot put - F32-34}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Doha|Shot put - F32}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Doha|Club throw - F32}}

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Mounia Gasmi (born 2 May 1990) is a Paralympian athlete from Algeria competing mainly in F32 classification throwing events.{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/doha-2015/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_QA2015AT@@@@@@@ENG_number=8594.htm|title=Gasmi, Mounia|accessdate=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828043014/https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/doha-2015/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_QA2015AT@@@@@@@ENG_number=8594.htm|archive-date=28 August 2016|url-status=live}}

Gasmi represented her country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, entering both the F32-34 shot put and the F31/32/51 club throw events. She finished seventh in the shot put, but a best distance of 22.51 metres in the club throw saw her take the silver medal. As well as her Paralympic success Gasmi has qualified for four consecutive IPC World Championships winning one gold and three silver medals, two silvers in the shot put and a gold and silver in the club throw.{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=904068|title=Gasmi, Mounia|accessdate=26 August 2016|work=IPC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828043131/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=904068|archive-date=28 August 2016|url-status=live}} Her distance of 25.07m at the 2017 World ParaAthletics Championships in London gave Gasmi her first World title.

She won the bronze medal in the women's club throw F32 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite news|last=Houston|first=Michael|date=27 August 2021|title=Mayhugh breaks world record twice on Tokyo 2020 Paralympics athletics opening day|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1112192/tokyo-2020-paralympics-athletics-1|access-date=27 August 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Women's club throw F32 Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHWCLUB----32020-----FNL-000100--.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827212805/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHWCLUB----32020-----FNL-000100--.pdf|archive-date=27 August 2021|access-date=27 August 2021|website=2020 Summer Paralympics}}

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