Personal information | |
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Birth name | Mai Mas'ud Amin Fahmi Mohamed |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Born | Cairo, Egypt | 4 April 1990
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Egypt |
Sport | Synchronized swimming |
Event | Team |
Club | El-Zouhour Club |
Mai Mas'ud Amin Fahmi Mohamed (born 4 April 1990) is an Egyptian synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. [1]
Mohamed was born on 4 April 1990 in Cairo, Egypt. As of 2012, she is 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) tall and weighs 53 kg (117 lb).
Mohamed made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing 8th in the Team event. In 2012, Mohamed competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 7th in the Team event. [1]
Egypt, represented by the Egyptian Olympic Committee, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece from 13 to 29 August 2004. 97 competitors, 81 men and 16 women, took part in 48 events in 17 sports. Egypt's anthem, Bilady, Bilady, Bilady was played when Egypt won a gold medal.
Egypt competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 89 competitors, 74 men and 15 women, took part in 64 events in 20 sports. Egyptian competitors did not win any medal at the Sydney Olympics.
Egypt competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 85 competitors, all men, took part in 53 events in 12 sports.
Egypt competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 106 competitors, all men, took part in 65 events in 14 sports.
Egypt boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, because of the British and French involvement in the Suez Crisis. The equestrian events for the 1956 Games, however, were held in Stockholm, Sweden, five months earlier, due to Australian quarantine regulations, and three Egyptian riders competed in the show jumping events. None of the athletes won individual medals and they failed to place in the team competition due to one rider's failure to finish the individual tournament.
Egypt competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 75 competitors, 72 men and 3 women, took part in 32 events in 13 sports.
Egypt, which is represented by the Egyptian Olympic Committee (EOC), competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States from July 19 to August 4, 1996. Twenty-nine Egyptian athletes, twenty-seven men and two women, competed in boxing, handball, judo, rowing, shooting, swimming, weightlifting, and wrestling, but the nation did not win any medals.
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