Malak Ismail

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Malak Ismail
Personal information
NationalityEgyptian
Born (2005-06-09) 9 June 2005 (age 20)
Sport
Sport Modern pentathlon
Medal record
Women's modern pentathlon
Representing Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bath Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Zhengzhou Mixed relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Kaunas Relay

Malak Ismail (born 9 June 2005) is an Egyptian modern pentathlete. She was a gold medalist at the 2023 World Modern Pentathlon Championships and competed at the 2024 Olympic Games. [1]

Career

She was a gold medalist in the relay at the 2023 World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships alongside Farida Khalil in Druskininkai, Lithuania. [2]

She won gold at the 2023 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in the women’s relay alongside Amira Kandil in the women’s relay in Bath, England. [3]

In September 2023, at the age of 18, she earned a quota spot for Egypt for the 2024 Olympic Games at the International Modern Pentathlon Union African and Oceania Championships in Cairo. [4]

In April 2024, she finished third at the World Cup event in Ankara. [5] The following month, she also finished third at the World Cup event in Sofia, Bulgaria. [6]

She won a silver medal at the 2024 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in China in the mixed relay alongside Mohamed El-gendy, in June 2024. [7]

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, qualifying for the final. [8] [9]

References

  1. "Malak Ismail". uipmworld. July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. "UIPM 2023 PENTATHLON JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: EGYPT AND FRANCE OPEN WITH RELAY SUCCESS". uipmworld.org. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  3. "Egypt at the double as relays and Family Fun Day kick off Pentathlon World Championships at the University of Bath". Team Bath. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  4. Berkeley, Geoff (1 September 2023). "Egypt and Australia earn modern pentathlon quota spots for Paris 2024 after Cairo success". Inside the Games. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  5. "UIPM 2024 PENTATHLON WORLD CUP ANKARA: BRYSON (GBR) AND SEO (KOR) RISE TO THE TOP". uipmworld. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  6. Jiwani, Rory (12 May 2024). "MODERN PENTATHLON WORLD CUP SOFIA 2024: LASER RUN HEROICS SECURE TRIUMPHS FOR BLANKA GUZI AND PIERRE DEJARDIN". Olympics.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  7. "UIPM 2024 PENTATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: KOREA (KIM/SEO) CLAIM FOURTH GOLD IN MIXED RELAY". uipmworld. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  8. "Egyptian athlete Malak Ismail reaches Modern Pentathlon final at Paris 2024". ahram.org. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  9. "Malak Ismail qualifies for the modern pentathlon final.. and Salma Ayman is excluded". Sbisapi.com. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.