Sami El Gueddari
Sami El Gueddari (born 1 February 1984 in Orléans) is a French wheelchair racer and competitive swimmer who participated in the Paralympic Games of 2008 and 2012. He was a bronze medalist at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships. He is a specialist of 50 meter and 100-meter freestyle.[1]
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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||
| Born | February 1, 1984 Orléans, France | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Classifications | S9 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Sami El Gueddari suffers from congenital agenesis in the left leg, which stops at the tibia. Retired since 2013, he is now sporting director of the swimming disability program within the French Federation Handisport.
In 2019, he was a contestant in the tenth season of French version of Dancing with the Stars with partner Fauve Hautot and he won the competition.[2]
Danse avec les stars
In 2019, he participated in the tenth season of Danse avec les stars – the French version of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with professional dancer Fauve Hautot. On November 23, 2019, they won the competition with 62% of the voting over Ladji Doucouré.
In week 3, each couple had an imposed figure. If they succeeded, they got 5 bonus points.
In final, judge didn't give any note but chose their preferred routine between the two finalists. (Y means that juror preferred Sami & Fauve routine, N means that juror preferred Ladji & Inès routine).
| Week | Dancing style | Music | Judge points | Total | Ranking | Result | |||
| Patrick Dupond | Shy'm | Chris Marques | Jean-Marc Généreux | ||||||
| 1 | Quickstep | Hey Mama - The Black Eyed Peas Ft Tippa Irie | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32/40 | 1=/10 | No eliminations |
| 2 | Rumba | Shallow - Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32/40 | 2=/10 | Safe |
| 1+2 | 64/80 | 2=/10 | |||||||
| 3 | Jive (+5 points) | Ça (C'est Vraiment Toi) - Téléphone | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 40/45 | 1/9 | Safe |
| 4 | Paso Doble | The Show Must Go On - Celine Dion | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30/40 | 2/8 | Safe |
| 5 | Contemporary dance (with Laurent Maistret) | Trop Beau - Lomepal | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 34/40 | 2/7 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-Cha-Cha (with Kacie Katteau, Ruben Tanghe, Apolline Cherghaoui & Ethan Soranzo)
Raised dance (+8 Points) |
En Feu - Soprano | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 41/52 | 2/6 | Safe |
| 7 | Argentine Tango | Toxic - 2WEI | 10
9 |
10
10 |
9
8 |
9
9 |
74/80 | 1/5 | Safe |
| 8 | Samba (with Candice Pascal)
Jive (face to face) |
24K Magic - Bruno Mars | 7
9 N/A |
X
9 N/A |
8
9 N/A |
7
9 N/A |
58/70 | 1/4 | Bottom 2 (safe with 70%) |
| 9 | Afro Jazz
Contemporary Dance (with Pauline Déroulède) Megamix (Jive / Rumba / Tango) (+10 points) |
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
Always Remember Us This Way - Lady Gaga Faith - Stevie Wonder & Ariana Grande / Je m'en vais - Vianney / Come Together - Gary Clark Jr. |
9
10 N/A |
8
10 N/A |
9
9 N/A |
9
10 N/A |
84/95 | 2/3 | Safe |
| 10 | Jive
Paso Doble / Waltz (with Ladji Doucouré & Inès Vandamme) |
Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ray Lewis
Hey Mama - The Black Eyed Peas Ft Tippa Irie Voilà C'Est Fini - Jean-Louis Aubert |
Y
N N/A N/A |
Y
N N/A N/A |
Y
N N/A N/A |
Y
N N/A N/A |
4/8 | 1=/2 | Winner (with 62%) |
References
- "INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE". Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "Sami el Gueddari en couple et très amoureux". Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
External links
- Sami El Gueddari at the International Paralympic Committee
- Sami El Gueddari at IPC.InfostradaSports.com
- Sami El Gueddari at the Comité Paralympique et Sportif Français (in French)