Hassiba Boulmerka won gold in the women's 1500 metres at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, becoming the first Algerian and the first North African or Arab woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Record no. MRB-2026-007073
First North African Woman to Win an Olympic Gold Medal
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