Basmla ElSalamoney
Egyptian triathlete
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Basmla Abdelhamid Abdelhamid Elsalamoney بسملة عبد الحميد عبدالحميد السلاموني (born 25, February, 1999) at Gharbia, Egypt is an Egyptian triathlete.[1] Basmla is the first ever Egyptian to qualify to the Olympics triathlon, and the first Arab female triathlete to do so. While she took part in Tokyo 2020, also she was the youngest competitor at Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[citation needed]
Basmla Elsalamoney at the 2021 Africa Triathlon Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | بسملة السلاموني | |||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Egyptian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 1999 Gharbia, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | U23 Women - Elite Women | |||||||||||||||||
Rank | 68 (August 2021) | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | The Hikestep Military Sport School | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | The ASICS World Triathlon Development Team | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ahmed Salama | |||||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 68 (August 2021) | |||||||||||||||||
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She represented Egypt at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the women's triathlon event.[1][2] She also won the bronze medal in the mixed relay event.
