Sami El Gueddari
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1984-02-01) February 1, 1984
Orléans, France
Sport
SportSwimming
ClassificationsS9
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  France
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 Reykjavik50m freestyle S9

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]

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. They won the competition, receiving 62% of the votes.[2]

winning Danse avec les stars

From 21 September to 23 November 2019, Sami El Gueddari is a contestant at the tenth season of Danse avec les stars on TF1 with the dancer Fauve Hautot. He won the competition on 23 November 2019 with 62% of the voting against Ladji Doucouré and his partner Inès Vandamme

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

Imposed figure bonus (+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)


Best lift challenge (+8 points)

 En Feu - Soprano


Juice - Lizzo

 9


N/A

 8


N/A

 7


N/A

 9


N/A

 41/52 2/6 Safe
7

Argentine Tango


Rumba

 Toxic - 2WEI


Je T'Aimais, Je T'Aime, Je T'Aimerais - Francis Cabrel

 10


9

 10


10

 9


8

 9


9

 74/80 1/5 Safe
8 Samba (with Candice Pascal)


Viennesse Waltz


Jive (face to face)

 24K Magic - Bruno Mars


Je T'Aime - Lara Fabian


I'm Still Standing - Elton John

 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)




Cha-Cha-Cha (face to face)

 Shape Of You - Ndlovu Youth Choir


Always Remember Us This Way - Lady Gaga


Faith - Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande / Je m'en vais - Vianney / Come Together - Gary Clark Jr.




Giant - Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man

 9


10


N/A




N/A

 8


10


N/A




N/A

 9


9


N/A




N/A

 9


10


N/A




N/A

 84/95 2/3 Bottom 2 (Safe with 74%)
10 Jive


Quickstep


Freestyle

 Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ray Lewis


Hey Mama - The Black Eyed Peas Ft Tippa Irie


Voilà C'est Fini - Jean-Louis Aubert

 N/A


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 N/A N/A Winner (with 62%)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE". Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Sami el Gueddari en couple et très amoureux". Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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