Mounia Bourguigue
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Mounia Bourguigue (born January 21, 1975) is a taekwondo
practitioner from Morocco. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, where she placed 5th, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, where she placed 11th. She won medals at the World Championships in 1997 and in 2003.
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
practitioner from Morocco. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, where she placed 5th, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens, where she placed 11th. She won medals at the World Championships in 1997 and in 2003.