Yasmine Mohmed Abdulmagid Rostom ( ar, ياسمين محمد عبد المجيد رستم; born 25 July 1993 in Alexandria) is an Egyptian Olympic

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...

Career

Rostom competed at the 2009 World Championships in Mie, Japan, where she finished 111th in all-around qualifications. In 2010, she competed at the World Championships in Moscow, finishing 77th individually in qualifications, and 29th with the Egyptian team. At the 2011 World Championships in Montpellier, France, she finished 66th individually in qualifications, and 21st with the Egyptian team. Rostom won the African Gymnastics Championships, thus qualifying to the

2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London. At London 2012, she finished 23rd out of 24 competitors in the individual all-around, ahead of Great Britain's Francesca Jones. Rostom is the first Egyptian to compete in rhythmic gymnastics at the Olympics. In 2013, Rostom competed at the World Championships in Kyiv, placing 72nd in all-around qualifications.

Personal life and family

Rostom's younger sister,

Sara Rostom Sara Mohmed Rostom (Arabic: سارة محمد رستم born 1996) is an Egyptian rhythmic gymnast. She represented her country at international competitions. Personal life Sara took up rhythmic gymnastics at age five at the Alexandria Sportin ...

, is also a rhythmic gymnast.

References

1993 births Living people Egyptian rhythmic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Egypt Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Alexandria {{Egypt-sport-bio-stub