Amro Abdulrahman Ali El-Geziry (born 19 November 1986) is an American

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...

. He competed for Egypt at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics and placed 32nd, 33rd and 25th, respectively. His brothers, Emad and

Omar ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...

, are also Olympic pentathletes. In June 2021, he qualified to represent the United States at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

Personal life

El-Geziry is married to the American Olympic modern pentathlete Isabella Isaksen. In June 2017 El-Geziry joined the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

. He is currently a sergeant.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Geziry, Amro El 1986 births Living people American male modern pentathletes American military Olympians Egyptian emigrants to the United States Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Modern pentathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2019 Pan American Games Modern pentathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathletes for Egypt Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in modern pentathlon Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Sportspeople from Cairo United States Army non-commissioned officers World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists 21st-century American sportsmen