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Sherine El-Zeiny

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Sherine El Zeiny
Full nameSherine Ahmed El Zeiny
Nickname(s)Sherry
Country represented Netherlands
 Egypt
Born (1991-02-23) 23 February 1991 (age 33)
Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
ResidenceAmsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2004–06 (NED)
2007–2018 (EGY)
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers All-around
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 2007 Algiers Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Algiers Balance beam
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Cairo Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Cairo All-around
Gold medal – first place 2009 Cairo Vault
Gold medal – first place 2009 Cairo Uneven bars
Gold medal – first place 2012 Tunis Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Algiers Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Algiers All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Cairo Balance beam
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tunis Floor exercise

Sherine Ahmed El Zeiny (Arabic: شيرين أحمد الزيني; born 23 February 1991) is a Dutch-Egyptian artistic gymnast.[2] Born in the Netherlands, El Zeiny trained all of her gymnastics career in the Netherlands, but she competed for her mother's homeland Egypt in numerous international tournaments since 2007, including three editions of the Summer Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016).[1] Representing Egypt, she won nine gold medals at the African Games and African Championships between 2007 and 2016. These include two team gold medals at the African Championships, in 2012 and 2016.

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior Netherlands
2004
European Championships 6
Senior Egypt
2007
All-Africa Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 91
2008
Olympic Games 61
2009
African Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
World Championships 46
2011
World Championships 135
2012
African Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Olympic Games 53 82
2015
World Championships 119
2016
African Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Games 39
Dutch Team Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017 Egyptian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dutch Championships 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 36
2018 Mediterranean Games 4

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sherine Elzeiny". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sherine El-Zeiny". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2013. Full name: Sherine Ahmed El-Zeiny / Original name: شيرين أحمد الزيني
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