Zeina Ibrahim
Zeina Ibrahim Sharaf (Arabic: زينة ابراهيم•شرف, born 20 June 2003) is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the team who won gold at the 2019 African Games. Additionally, she represented Egypt at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and the 2020 Olympic Games.
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Full name | Zeina Ibrahim Sharaf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Alexandria, Egypt | 20 June 2003|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2016–present (EGY) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Smouha Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Ibrahim was born in Alexandria in 2003. She speaks both Arabic and English.[1]
Gymnastics career
2016–17
Ibrahim made her international debut at the African Championships, where she helped Egypt place first in the team competition.[2] She next competed at the Tournoi International where she placed 24th in the all-around.[3] In 2017 Ibrahim only competed at the Egyptian Championships where she placed fifth in the junior division.
2018
Ibrahim started the season competing at the Stella Zakharova Cup in the Ukraine, where she finished ninth in the all-around but won bronze on the vault and gold on the balance beam.[4] She next competed at the African Championships where she helped Egypt place first as a team. Additionally, she placed third in the all-around and on uneven bars.[5] In September she competed at the Junior Mediterranean Championships where Egypt placed fourth as a team and individually Ibrahim placed 15th in the all-around and sixth on uneven bars.[6] In October Ibrahim represented Egypt at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. While there, she was assigned to the mixed multi-discipline team named after British gymnast Max Whitlock; they won the silver medal behind the team named after American gymnast Simone Biles. Individually, Ibrahim qualified to the all-around final; she finished in 18th place during the final.[7]
2019
Ibrahim turned senior in 2019 and made her senior debut at the African Games. She, along with teammates Farah Hussein, Farah Salem, Mandy Mohamed, and Nancy Taman, won gold in the team competition. Individually Ibrahim won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind compatriot Hussein.
2021
In May Ibrahim competed at the 2021 African Gymnastics Championships in which she placed first in the all-around and qualified to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games.[8][9] Ibrahim next competed at the Cairo World Challenge Cup where she won the bronze medal on balance beam behind Larisa Iordache and Diana Varinska and she finished sixth on the uneven bars.[10]
At the Olympic Games, Ibrahim finished 64th in the all-around during qualifications and did not advance to any event finals.
2022
Ibrahim competed at the Cairo World Cup, where she finished seventh on the balance beam. She next competed at the Mediterranean Games alongside Jana Abdelsalam, Jana Aboelhasan, Jana Mahmoud, and Nour Swidan. They finished sixth as a team. In July, Ibrahim competed at the African Championships, where she helped Egypt finish first as a team. As a result, they qualified a team to compete at the upcoming World Championships. Individually Ibrahim won gold on the balance beam and silver on the uneven bars behind Caitlin Rooskrantz of South Africa.[11]
Competitive history
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Junior | |||||||
2016 | |||||||
African Championships | ![]() | ||||||
Tournoi International | 24 | ||||||
2017 | Egyptian Championships | 5 | |||||
2018 | Stella Zakharova Cup | 6 | 9 | ![]() | ![]() | ||
African Championships | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Mediterranean Championships | 4 | 15 | 6 | ||||
Youth Olympic Games | ![]() | 18 | |||||
Senior | |||||||
2019 | |||||||
African Games | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
2021 | |||||||
African Championships | ![]() | ||||||
Cairo Challenge Cup | 6 | ![]() | |||||
Doha World Cup | 5 | 4 | |||||
Olympic Games | 64 | ||||||
2022 | Cairo World Cup | 7 | |||||
Mediterranean Games | 6 | ||||||
African Championships | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
World Championships | 22 |
- The teams were randomly assigned with gymnasts from different countries and disciplines
References
- "IBRAHIM Zeina". International Gymnastics Federation.
- "2016 African Championships Results". The Gymternet. March 31, 2016.
- "2016 Tournoi International Results". The Gymternet. November 5, 2016.
- "2018 Stella Zakharova Cup Results". The Gymternet. April 2, 2018.
- "2018 African Championships Results". The Gymternet. May 17, 2018.
- "2018 Junior Mediterranean Championships Results". The Gymternet. October 2, 2018.
- "Villa wins Youth Olympic Games Gold". The Gymternet. October 13, 2018.
- @thegymterdotnet (May 26, 2021). "Zeina Ibrahim of Egypt wins the 2021 African Championships all-around title, and qualifies a continental quota spot at the Olympic Games!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "زينة إبراهيم لاعبة الجمباز تتأهل لأولمبياد طوكيو". Al-Shorouk (in Arabic). May 26, 2021.
- "2021 Cairo Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. June 9, 2021.
- "Rooskrantz, Afify win senior all-around gold as Egypt sweeps team titles at African Championships". International Gymnast. July 12, 2022.