| Ramzi Boukhiam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 30) Agadir, Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Goofy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ramzi Boukhiam (born 14 September 1993 in Agadir) is a Moroccan surfer. He placed 6th overall at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games, earning qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics as the highest-placed African surfer. He competed in the men's shortboard event at the 2020 Olympics, where he was eliminated in the third round by Michel Bourez of France.[1][2][3]Hequalified for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Boukhiam was born in Morocco to a Moroccan father and a Dutch mother.[4] In his junior career, Boukhiam was twice a medallist at the World Junior Championships, including finishing as runner-up to Gabriel Medina in 2013.[5][6]
In 2022, he became the first Moroccan to qualify for the World Surf League's (WSL) Championship Tour (CT).[7]
On 3 March 2024, Boukhiam won a silver medal at the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games, thus becoming the first Moroccan to ever win a medal in the World Surfing Games.[8]
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| Preceded by | Flag bearer for  Morocco Tokyo 2020 with Oumaïma Belahbib |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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