Nancy Taman

Nancy Mohamed Ali Taman (born 15 November 1994; Alexandria, Egypt)[1] is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. Taman earned two gold medals in the 2018 Mediterranean Games[2][3] and the 2019 African Games[4] and won a silver medal in the 2015 African Games.

Nancy Taman
Full nameNancy Mohamed Ali Taman
Country represented Egypt
Born (1994-11-15) 15 November 1994
Alexandria, Egypt
Years on national team2007–present (EGY)
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Egypt
African Games
Gold medal – first place2019 RabatVault
Gold medal – first place2019 RabatTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 BrazzavilleTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 RabatFloor Exercise
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 TunisTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 SwakopmundTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 SwakopmundVault
Gold medal – first place2022 CairoTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 Walvis BayTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 TunisFloor Exercise
Silver medal – second place2022 CairoVault
Silver medal – second place2023 PretoriaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2012 TunisAll-Around
Bronze medal – third place2012 TunisVault
Bronze medal – third place2018 SwakopmundFloor Exercise
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 TarragonaVault
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cup 0 0 1
World Challenge Cup 1 0 0

Gymnastics career

Taman started her gymnastics career in 1998 at the age of four, she made her international debut at the Gymnix International competition in 2007 as a member of the Egyptian Gymnastics Federation.[5]

In 2011, she was a member of the team that participated in the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Tokyo, Japan, and was a part of the team who represented Egypt in the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Antwerp, Belgium, that year, Taman ranked the fifth place in the women's vault and sixth place in the women's individual all-around final in the 2013 Mediterranean Games hosted in Mersin, Turkey.

In 2014, competed for Egypt at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Beijing, China. In 2015, participated in three competitions, the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, challenge Cup gymnastics in Croatia,[6] and the 2015 African Games Held in Congo where she has won a silver medal.[7][8] In 2018, participated in the 2018 Osijek World Cup held in Osijek, Croatia, and won a gold medal in the 2018 Mediterranean Games in the women's vault held in Spain.[9][10]

In 2019, Taman competed at the African Games where she won gold medals in the vault and team all-around events and a silver medal in the floor exercise event.[11]

In 2021, Taman competed at the Challenge World Cup in Cairo, winning the gold medal on vault.[12] At the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, she became the first gymnast from the African continent to qualify to an event final. She finished fourth in the vault competition.[13]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Senior
2010
African Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011
World Championships144
2012
African Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2013Mediterranean Games4658
World Championships82
2014
World Championships113
2015
All-Africa Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)54
Osijek World Challenge Cup4
World Championships138
2017Egyptian Championships61st place, gold medalist(s)
2018
African Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Osijek Challenge Cup8
Mediterranean Games41st place, gold medalist(s)
Szombathely Challenge Cup6
World Championships2591
2019
African Games1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships24128
2021Cairo Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Doha World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships4
2022Cairo World Cup8
African Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Paris Challenge Cup6
World Championships22
2023Baku World Cup7
African Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. "Nancy Mohamed Taman". The Gymternet. 25 December 2015.
  2. "Ahram Online - Egypt ranks 5th in 2018 Mediterranean Games as 3 more golds are added to the collection on Wednesday". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. "StackPath". dailynewsegypt.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. Musa, Developed By Heba. "القائمة الكاملة لميداليات مصر في دورة الألعاب الأفريقية بالمغرب". بوابة اخبار اليوم. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. "نانسي طمان: "الجمباز" لعبة صعبة.. والحصول على الذهبية أصعب ما يكون | المصري اليوم". www.almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic).
  6. "لاعبة الجمباز تطلب تدخل وزير الرياضة لإعادة الحقيبة المفقودة". اليوم السابع. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. "نانسي طمان تحرز فضية فردي الجمباز في دورة الألعاب الأفريقية - بوابة الشروق". www.shorouknews.com (in Arabic).
  8. "بعد حصدها "ذهبية الجمباز".. 7 معلومات عن البطلة المصرية نانسي طمان". honna.elwatannews.com.
  9. "قصة صور.. نانسى طمان الفراشة الذهبية فى الجمباز". Youm7.
  10. ""نانسي" الحائزة على ذهبية الجمباز.. قفزة "الفراشة" نحو الأولمبياد". masrawy.com.
  11. "African Games (Gymnastics) Athlete Profile : TAMAN Nancy". www.jar2019.ma. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  12. "Nancy Taman has won the gold medal at the Cairo World Cup!".
  13. https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/events/detail.php?id=16634#loaded
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