Yasmine Mohmed Abdulmagid Rostom ( ar, ياسمين محمد عبد المجيد رستم; born 25 July 1993 in
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, 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, 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
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