Adam Lamhamedi

Adam Lamhamedi
Personal information
Born April 22, 1995 (1995-04-22) (age 20)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Medal record
Alpine skiing
Competitor for  Morocco
Winter Youth Olympic Games
2012 Innsbruck Super-G

Adam Lamhamedi (born April 22, 1995 in Quebec City, Quebec)[1] is a Moroccan-Canadian alpine skier who has competed since 2010 on the Fis circuit.[2] Lamhamedi was born in Canada,[3] and has qualified to compete for Morocco at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[3]

Although Lamhamedi was born in Canada, his father is from Morocco which gives him the opportunity to compete for the country.[3] Lamhamedi is the winner of the first ever super-G competition at the Winter Youth Olympics, and became the first athlete from an African country to win a winter related Olympic medal.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sochi 2014 profile
  2. ↑ Adam Lamhamedi FIS Biography
  3. 1 2 3 "Ski olympique à saveur marocaine". Radio Canada (in French). 14 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "YOG champion Adam Lamhamedi gets set to represent Morocco at Sochi 2014". www.olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Samir Azzimani		 Flagbearer for  Morocco
Sochi 2014 		Succeeded by


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