Giana Farouk
Egyptian karateka (born 1994)
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Giana Mohamed Farouk Lotfy (Egyptian Arabic: جيانا محمد فاروق لطفي; born 10 December 1994) is an Egyptian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2] She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the World Karate Championships.[3] She is also a gold medalist in her event at the African Games, the Islamic Solidarity Games and the Mediterranean Games.
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| Native name | جيانا محمد فاروق لطفي | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Giana Mohamed Farouk Lotfy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 December 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 61 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
She won the gold medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.[4][5]
In 2018, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[6] In that same year, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[7][8]
She won the gold medal in her event at the 2019 African Karate Championships held in Gaborone, Botswana.[9] She represented Egypt at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 61 kg event.[10]
She represented Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate.[11][12] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event.[1][2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 1st | Kumite 61 kg |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | Kumite 61 kg | |
| 2014 | World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 1st | Kumite 61 kg |
| 1st | Team kumite | |||
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | Kumite 61 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 1st | Kumite 61 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 2nd | Kumite 61 kg |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Kumite 61 kg | |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 3rd | Kumite 61 kg |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Kumite 61 kg |
