Muna Dahouk (born 27 August 1995) is a judoka from Syria who competed at the 2020 Olympic Games as part of the IOC Refugee Team.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 August 1995[1] |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Refugee Olympic Team |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –63 kg |
Early life edit
She started judoka in Damascus when she was six years-old.[2] Her father was a judo teacher and her sister, Oula, also competes. After civil war broke out their father was killed.[3] In 2019, she fled Syria and joined her mother in the Netherlands, and settled in s-Hertogenbosch.[4]
Career edit
She was included into the Refugee Team at the 2019 World Judo Championships in Tokyo.[1] She also competed at the 2019 Budapest Grand Prix, and the Paris Grand Slam and Düsseldorf Grand Slam in 2020.[2]
She was selected as part of the IOC Refugee Team in June 2021.[5] She competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in the Women's 63 kg and the Mixed team events.[2] In the individual event she faced 2019 Pan American Games champion Maylín del Toro Carvajal.[3]
She took part in the European Judo Championships in Montpellier in 2023.[6]
Personal life edit
She is the cousin of fellow judoka Sanda Aldass.[7] She graduated from a commercial and banking institute in Syria and later studied sport in the Netherlands.[2] She features in the Waad Al-Kateab documentary We Dare to Dream.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Muna Dahouk". Judo Inside. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Muna Dahouk". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Muna Dahouk makes Olympic bow for IOC Refugee Olympic Teams". Olympics.com. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "MUNA'S JOURNEY FROM DOUBT TO DETERMINATION". Klabu.org. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (8 June 2021). "Six refugee judokas "living our dream" after Tokyo 2020 selection". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "IJF REFUGEE TEAM: ON THE ROAD TO PARIS". eju.net. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "The separated refugees brought back together by judo". BBC News. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "We Dare to Dream". Klabu. Retrieved 9 April 2024.