Nagwa Ibrahim Saleh Ali (born 10 June 1975) is an Egyptian former

racewalker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...

. She is the Egyptian record holder in the

20 kilometres walk The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic Games, Olympic athletics (sport), athletics event that is competed by both men and women. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supp ...

with her time of 1:41:08 hours from 2002. She is a three-time African champion and represented Egypt at the

IAAF World Race Walking Cup The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships is a racewalking event organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. Women first entered the 1979 edition. ...

on four occasions. Ali was among the foremost female walkers in Africa and among Arab countries during her career. She won three gold medals at the

African Championships in Athletics The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised ...

, winning in 1998, 2002 and 2006. She was also runner-up in 1996 and 2000, finishing behind Algeria's Dounia Kara then

Bahia Boussad Bahia Boussad (born 31 January 1979) is a retired Algerian athlete who competed in racewalking events. She represented her country at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also kn ...

. At the

All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ...

she was twice a silver medallist, taking second place in the

5000 metres walk The 5000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race and was part of the athletics programme for men at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics until 1993. It is also an event in the World Masters Athle ...

behind Kara in 1995, then finishing behind South Africa's Susan Vermeulen in the 10 kilometres walk in 1999. In Arab regional competition, she was a gold medallist at the 1998 Arab Athletics Championships and at the

1999 Pan Arab Games The 1999 Pan Arab Games were ninth edition of the multi-sport event between Arab countries and were held from August 15 to August 31. A total of around 4600 athletes from 21 countries participated in the 29 sports on offer. The opening ceremony tha ...

. As at African-level, she was runner-up twice to Kara at the Arab Championships (1993 and 1995). The last medals of her international career came in 2007, when she placed second behind Tunisia's

Chaima Trabelsi Chaima Trabelsi (born March 11, 1982) is a Tunisian racewalker. She competes in the 20 kilometres race walk The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women. The racewalking event is competed as a ...

at both the 2007 Arab Athletics Championships and the

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. As a junior, she represented Egypt at the

1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, on July 20–24. Results Men Women Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1139 ath ...

. She was the champion at the 1994 Arab Junior Athletics Championships and runner-up at the 1994 African Junior Athletics Championships.Arab Junior Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.

International competitions

National titles

*Egyptian Athletics Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06. **5000 m track walk: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 **10 km road walk: 1993, 1996, 1997 **10,000 metres: 1998, 1999

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Nagwa Ibrahim Saleh Living people 1975 births Egyptian racewalkers Female racewalkers Egyptian female athletes African Games silver medalists for Egypt African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Egypt

International competitions

National titles

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