![]() Yasmin Nasr Elgewily in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 16 November 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 50 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Kumite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yasmin Nasr Elgewily (born 16 November 2001) [1] is an Egyptian karateka, a native of El-Hagnaya village in Damanhour district, Beheira Governorate. [2] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [3]
Yasmine began her karate journey at the Hagnaya Youth Center, where she trained under the guidance of coach Mohamed El Gohary. [4]
In 2018, she won the gold medal in the girls' 53 kg event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [5] She also clinched first place in Junior Female Kumite 2019 at the World Karate Championships held in Santiago, Chile. [6]
In 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus. [7] [8] She won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 African Karate Championships held in Cairo, Egypt. [9] [10]
She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana. She defeated Cylia Ouikene of Algeria in her gold medal match.
50 kilogram (kg). [11]
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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2018 | Summer Youth Olympics | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Kumite 53 kg |
2019 | 2019 World Championships | Santiago, Chile | 1st | Kumite 48 kg |
2021 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | Kumite 50 kg |
African Karate Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | Kumite 50 kg | |
2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 1st | Kumite 50 kg |
In honor of her accomplishments in 2019, she was awarded the First Class Sports Medal by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, one of the country's highest sporting honors. [12]