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Sami El Gueddari (born 1 February 1984 in Orléans) is a French wheelchair racer and competitive swimmer who participated in the Paralympic Games of 2008 and 2012. He was a bronze medalist at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships. He is a specialist of 50 meter and 100 meter freestyle.[1]

Sami El Gueddari

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1984-02-01) February 1, 1984 (age 38) Orléans, France
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Classifications	S9
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing  France European Championships 2009 Reykjavik 50m freestyle S9

Biography

Sami El Gueddari suffers from congenital agenesis in the left leg, which stops at the tibia. Retired since 2013, he is now sporting director of the swimming disability program within the French Federation Handisport.

In 2019, he was a contestant in the tenth season of French version of Dancing with the Stars with partner Fauve Hautot and he won the competition.[2]

See also

• France at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
• France at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

References

External links

• Sami El Gueddari at the International Paralympic Committee
• Sami El Gueddari at IPC.InfostradaSports.com
• Sami El Gueddari at the Comité Paralympique et Sportif Français (in French)

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