Sherine El-Zeiny

Sherine Ahmed El Zeiny (Arabic: شيرين أحمد الزيني; born 23 February 1991) is a Dutch-Egyptian artistic gymnast.[2] Born in the Netherlands, El Zeiny trained all of her gymnastics career in the Netherlands, but she competed for her mother's homeland Egypt in numerous international tournaments since 2007, including three editions of the Summer Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016).[1]

Sherine El Zeiny
Full nameSherine Ahmed El Zeiny
Nickname(s)Sherry
Country represented Netherlands
 Egypt
Born (1991-02-23) 23 February 1991
Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
ResidenceAmsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2004–06 (NED)
2007–2018 (EGY)
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
African Games
Gold medal – first place2007 AlgiersAll-around
Gold medal – first place2007 AlgiersFloor exercise
Silver medal – second place2007 AlgiersTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 AlgiersBalance beam
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 CairoTeam
Gold medal – first place2009 CairoAll-around
Gold medal – first place2009 CairoVault
Gold medal – first place2009 CairoUneven bars
Gold medal – first place2012 TunisTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 AlgiersTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 AlgiersAll-around
Bronze medal – third place2009 CairoBalance beam
Bronze medal – third place2012 TunisFloor exercise

Competitive history
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior Netherlands
2004
European Championships6
Senior Egypt
2007
All-Africa Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships91
2008
Olympic Games61
2009
African Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5
World Championships46
2011
World Championships135
2012
African Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Olympic Games5382
2015
World Championships119
2016
African Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Games39
Dutch Team Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017Egyptian Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dutch Championships42nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships36
2018Mediterranean Games4

References
  1. "Sherine Elzeiny". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sherine El-Zeiny". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2013. Full name: Sherine Ahmed El-Zeiny / Original name: شيرين أحمد الزيني
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