Malak Ismail (born 9 June 2005) is an Egyptian modern pentathlete. She was a gold medalist at the 2023 World Modern Pentathlon Championships and competed at the 2024 Olympic Games.[1]
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| Nationality | Egyptian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe won gold at the 2023 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in the women’s relay alongside Amira Kandil in the women’s relay in Bath, England.[2]
In September 2023, at the age of 18, she earned a quota spot for Egypt for the 2024 Olympic Games at the International Modern Pentathlon Union African and Oceania Championships in Cairo.[3]
In April 2024, she finished third at the World Cup event in Ankara.[4] The following month, she also finished third at the World Cup event in Sofia, Bulgaria.[5]
She won a silver medal at the 2024 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in China in the mixed relay alongside Mohamed El-gendy, in June 2024.[6]
She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, qualifying for the final.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Malak Ismail". uipmworld. July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Egypt at the double as relays and Family Fun Day kick off Pentathlon World Championships at the University of Bath". Team Bath. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (1 September 2023). "Egypt and Australia earn modern pentathlon quota spots for Paris 2024 after Cairo success". Inside the Games. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "UIPM 2024 PENTATHLON WORLD CUP ANKARA: BRYSON (GBR) AND SEO (KOR) RISE TO THE TOP". uipmworld. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Jiwani, Rory (12 May 2024). "MODERN PENTATHLON WORLD CUP SOFIA 2024: LASER RUN HEROICS SECURE TRIUMPHS FOR BLANKA GUZI AND PIERRE DEJARDIN". Olympics.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "UIPM 2024 PENTATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: KOREA (KIM/SEO) CLAIM FOURTH GOLD IN MIXED RELAY". uipmworld. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Egyptian athlete Malak Ismail reaches Modern Pentathlon final at Paris 2024". ahram.org. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Malak Ismail qualifies for the modern pentathlon final.. and Salma Ayman is excluded". Sbisapi.com. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.