Zeina Ibrahim

Zeina Ibrahim زينة ابراهيم•شرف
Ibrahim at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games
Personal information
Full name	Zeina Ibrahim Sharaf
Country represented	Egypt
Born	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21) Alexandria, Egypt
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2016–present (EGY)
Club	Smouha Club
Head coach(es)	Safinaz Karam
Medal record Representing  Egypt African Games 2019 Rabat Team 2019 Rabat Uneven bars African Championships 2021 Cairo All-around 2022 Cairo Team 2022 Cairo Balance beam 2022 Cairo Uneven bars FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Challenge Cup 0 0 1 Representing Mixed-NOCs Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team

Zeina Ibrahim Sharaf (Arabic: زينة ابراهيم•شرف, born 20 June 2003)^[1] is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. She is the 2019 African Games team and uneven bars champion and the 2021 African all-around champion. She is also the 2022 African team and balance beam champion. She represented Egypt at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and the 2020 Olympic Games.

Ibrahim was born in Alexandria in 2003. She speaks both Arabic and English.^[2]

Ibrahim made her international debut at the 2016 African Championships, where she helped Egypt place first in the team competition.^[3] She then competed at the Tournoi International in Combs-la-Ville, France where she placed 24th in the all-around.^[4] In 2017, Ibrahim only competed at the Egyptian Championships in Cairo where she placed fifth all-around in the junior division.^[5]

Ibrahim started the season competing at the Stella Zakharova Cup in Kyiv, Ukraine, where she finished ninth in the all-around and sixth with the Egyptian team. In the event finals, she won bronze on the vault and gold on the balance beam by over half a point ahead of teammate Jana Mahmoud.^[6] She next competed at the African Championships where she helped Egypt win the gold medal as a team. Additionally, she placed third in the all-around and on uneven bars.^[7] In September, she competed at the Junior Mediterranean Championships where Egypt placed fourth as a team, and individually, she placed 15th in the all-around and sixth on uneven bars.^[8] Then in October, Ibrahim represented Egypt at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. While there, she was assigned to the mixed multi-discipline team named after British gymnast Max Whitlock, and they won the silver medal behind the team named after American gymnast Simone Biles.^[1] Individually, Ibrahim qualified for the all-around final where she finished in 18th place.^[9]

Uneven bars training

Vault qualification

Ibrahim and compatriot Mohamed Afify with their mixed multi-discipline team medals

Ibrahim at the 2018 Youth Olympics

Ibrahim became age-eligible for senior competition in 2019 and made her senior debut at the African Games. She, along with teammates Farah Hussein, Farah Salem, Mandy Mohamed, and Nancy Taman, won gold in the team competition. Individually, Ibrahim won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind compatriot Hussein.^[10] In November, she competed at the Cottbus World Cup but did not advance into any finals.^[11]

In May, Ibrahim competed at the 2021 African Championships in Cairo. She placed first in the all-around and qualified to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games.^[12][13] She next competed at the Cairo World Challenge Cup where she won the bronze medal on balance beam behind Larisa Iordache and Diana Varinska, and she finished sixth on the uneven bars.^[14] Then at the Doha World Cup, she finished fifth on the uneven bars and fourth on the balance beam.^[15] At the Olympic Games, Ibrahim finished 64th in the all-around during qualification round and did not advance to any finals.^[16]

Ibrahim competed at the Cairo World Cup, where she finished seventh on the balance beam.^[17] She next competed at the Mediterranean Games alongside Jana Abdelsalam, Jana Aboelhasan, Jana Mahmoud, and Nour Swidan, and they finished sixth as a team.^[18] In July, Ibrahim she at the African Championships, where she helped Egypt finish first as a team. As a result, they qualified a team to compete at the upcoming World Championships. Individually, Ibrahim won gold on the balance beam and silver on the uneven bars behind Caitlin Rooskrantz of South Africa.^[19] She competed with the Egyptian team at the World Championships, and they placed 22nd in the qualification round.^[20]

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Junior
2016
	African Championships
	Tournoi International		24
2017	Egyptian Championships		5
2018	Stella Zakharova Cup	6	9
	African Championships
	Mediterranean Championships	4	15		6
	Youth Olympic Games	[a]	18
Senior
2019
	African Games
2021
	African Championships
	Cairo Challenge Cup				6
	Doha World Cup				5	4
	Olympic Games		64
2022	Cairo World Cup					7
	Mediterranean Games	6
	African Championships
	World Championships	22

• Zeina Ibrahim at the International Gymnastics Federation