Omar El Geziry

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Omar Elgeziry
2016 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Victory Ceremony Team Men.jpg
Team Egypt (Omar Elgeziry, Amro El Geziry, Hefny) wins gold in team competition
Moscow, World Championships 2016
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Born (1985-01-20) 20 January 1985 (age 38)
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CountryEgypt
Sport Modern pentathlon

Omar Elgeziry (born 20 January 1985) is an Egyptian modern pentathlete. He also had brothers who are pentathletes, namely Emad and Amro. He and Amro participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's event. [1]

He is currently the head fencing coach at the United States Air Force Academy.

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References

  1. "Omar Elgeziry". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.