Nibal Yamout ( ar, نبال يموت; born July 27, 1993, in
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
) is a Lebanese swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. At age fifteen, Yamout became the youngest athlete to represent
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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, and competed for the
women's 100 m breaststroke event. She swam in the second heat of the event, finishing in fifth place, and forty-fifth overall, with a time of 1:16.17.
References
External links
NBC Olympics Profile
Lebanese female swimmers
Living people
Olympic swimmers for Lebanon
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Lebanese female freestyle swimmers
Sportspeople from Beirut
1993 births
Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
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