| Malak Hamza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 2001 Giza, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Trampoline gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gezira Sporting Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Seif Asser Sherif, Sergei Marchenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malak Hamza (born 5 November 2001) [1] is an Egyptian trampoline gymnast. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Hamza was born in Giza in 2001. [2] She started as an artistic gymnast at age four, but when she was 13, she switched to trampoline. [3]
Hamza placed 68th as an individual and 14th in the synchro event with Mariam Elbeialy at the 2017 World Age Group Competition in the 15-16 age division. [4] [5] She then won the synchro title with partner Khadiga Aly at the 2018 African Championships and also won the silver medal in the individual event. [2] At the 2018 World Age Group Competition, she finished 49th in the individual competition and 19th with Elbeialy in the 17-21 age division. [6] [7]
Hamza finished 54th individually at the 2019 Valladolid World Cup. [8] At the 2019 World Championships, she finished 62nd out of the 79 competitors in the individual event. [3]
Hamza won the individual title at the 2021 African Championships and earned the continental berth for the Olympic Games. [9] At the Olympic Games in Tokyo, she placed ninth in the qualification round and was the first reserve for the final. [10]
Hamza competed at the 2022 World Championships where she finished 58th as an individual. [11] She placed 19th at the 2023 Baku World Cup. [12] She then finished 62nd at the 2023 Coimbra World Cup. [13]
At the 2024 African Championships, Hamza won the individual title and earned the continental berth for the Olympic Games. [14]
Hamza graduated from Nile University with a business degree. [15] She speaks Arabic and English. [2]
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