Zeina Ibrahim

Zeina Ibrahim
زينة ابراهيم•شرف
Ibrahim at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games
Personal information
Full nameZeina Ibrahim Sharaf
Born (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21)
Alexandria, Egypt
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Egypt
Years on national team2016–present (EGY)
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubSmouha Club
Head coach(es)Safinaz Karam
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat Uneven bars
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cairo All-around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Balance beam
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo Uneven bars
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 0 0 1
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team

Zeina Ibrahim Sharaf (Arabic: زينة ابراهيم•شرف, born 20 June 2003)[1] is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. She is the 2019 African Games team and uneven bars champion and the 2021 African all-around champion. She is also the 2022 African team and balance beam champion. She represented Egypt at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and the 2020 Olympic Games.

Personal life

Ibrahim was born in Alexandria in 2003. She speaks both Arabic and English.[2]

Junior gymnastics career

2016–17

Ibrahim made her international debut at the 2016 African Championships, where she helped Egypt place first in the team competition.[3] She then competed at the Tournoi International in Combs-la-Ville, France where she placed 24th in the all-around.[4] In 2017, Ibrahim only competed at the Egyptian Championships in Cairo where she placed fifth all-around in the junior division.[5]

2018

Ibrahim started the season competing at the Stella Zakharova Cup in Kyiv, Ukraine, where she finished ninth in the all-around and sixth with the Egyptian team. In the event finals, she won bronze on the vault and gold on the balance beam by over half a point ahead of teammate Jana Mahmoud.[6] She next competed at the African Championships where she helped Egypt win the gold medal as a team. Additionally, she placed third in the all-around and on uneven bars.[7] In September, she competed at the Junior Mediterranean Championships where Egypt placed fourth as a team, and individually, she placed 15th in the all-around and sixth on uneven bars.[8] Then 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, and they won the silver medal behind the team named after American gymnast Simone Biles.[1] Individually, Ibrahim qualified for the all-around final where she finished in 18th place.[9]

Uneven bars training
Vault qualification
Ibrahim and compatriot Mohamed Afify with their mixed multi-discipline team medals
Ibrahim at the 2018 Youth Olympics

Senior gymnastics career

2019

Ibrahim became age-eligible for senior competition 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.[10] In November, she competed at the Cottbus World Cup but did not advance into any finals.[11]

2021

In May, Ibrahim competed at the 2021 African Championships in Cairo. She placed first in the all-around and qualified to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games.[12][13] She 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.[14] Then at the Doha World Cup, she finished fifth on the uneven bars and fourth on the balance beam.[15] At the Olympic Games, Ibrahim finished 64th in the all-around during qualification round and did not advance to any finals.[16]

2022

Ibrahim competed at the Cairo World Cup, where she finished seventh on the balance beam.[17] She next competed at the Mediterranean Games alongside Jana Abdelsalam, Jana Aboelhasan, Jana Mahmoud, and Nour Swidan, and they finished sixth as a team.[18] In July, Ibrahim she 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.[19] She competed with the Egyptian team at the World Championships, and they placed 22nd in the qualification round.[20]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2016
African Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tournoi International 24
2017 Egyptian Championships 5
2018 Stella Zakharova Cup 6 9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
African Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mediterranean Championships 4 15 6
Youth Olympic Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[a] 18
Senior
2019
African Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021
African Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cairo Challenge Cup 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Doha World Cup 5 4
Olympic Games 64
2022 Cairo World Cup 7
Mediterranean Games 6
African Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 22
  1. ^ The teams were randomly assigned with gymnasts from different countries and disciplines

References

  1. ^ a b "Zeina Ibrahim Sharaf". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Zeina Sharaf". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (31 March 2016). "2016 African Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (5 November 2016). "2016 Tournoi International Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (10 March 2017). "2017 Egyptian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (2 April 2018). "2018 Stella Zakharova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 May 2018). "2018 African Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (2 October 2018). "2018 Junior Mediterranean Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Buenos Aires 2018. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 August 2019). "2019 African Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (24 November 2019). "2019 Cottbus World Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  12. ^ Al-Buhairi, Ali (26 May 2021). "زينة إبراهيم لاعبة الجمباز تتأهل لأولمبياد طوكيو" [Zina Ibrahim, the gymnast, qualifies for the Tokyo Olympics]. Al-Shorouk (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Nigeria And South Africa Make History At The African Championships". International Gymnast Magazine. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Hosts Egypt claim two golds, Kovtun thrice golden in Cairo". International Gymnastics Federation. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  15. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 June 2021). "2021 Doha World Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Women's All-Around Qualification Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 March 2022). "2022 Cairo World Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  18. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 June 2022). "2022 Mediterranean Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  19. ^ Crumlish, John (12 July 2022). "Rooskrantz, Afify win senior all-around gold as Egypt sweeps team titles at African Championships". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  20. ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Women's Team Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

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