Shaimaa El-Gammal (born 30 January 1980) is an Egyptian fencer. She competed in the women's

foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Tin foil, metal foil ...

events at the

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, 2004,

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and 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming her nation's first female competitor to appear in four Olympic games. Her sister, Eman El Gammal was also an Olympic fencer at the

and 2012 Summer Olympics.

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* 1980 births Living people Egyptian female foil fencers Olympic fencers for Egypt Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 20th-century Egyptian women 20th-century Egyptian people 21st-century Egyptian women 21st-century Egyptian people {{Egypt-fencing-bio-stub