Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896, with women competing for the time at the 1928 Olympic Games.[1] Sherine El-Zeiny became the first female Egyptian artistic gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games, doing so in 2008.[2] Since then Egypt has had at least one female gymnast at the Olympic Games.
Gymnasts
editGymnast | Years | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Sherine El-Zeiny | 2008, 2012, 2016 | [3] |
Zeina Ibrahim | 2020 | [4] |
Salma Mahmoud | 2012 | [5] |
Mandy Mohamed | 2020 | [6] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gutman, Dan (1996). Gymnastics. Puffin Books. p. 8.
- ^ "El-Zeiny Sherine FIG bio". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "Sherine El-Zeiny". Olympedia.
- ^ "Zeina Ibrahim Sharaf". Olympedia.
- ^ "Salma El-Said". Olympedia.
- ^ "Mandy Mohamed". Olympedia.