Aliaa Saleh
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| علياء صالح | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 2004 Giza, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2018-present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aliaa Saleh (Arabic: علياء صالح; born 4 August 2004)[1] is an Egyptian rhythmic gymnast. She will represent Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She is a 11-time African champion, including a two-time African all-around champion (2022, 2024).
Early life[edit]
Saleh was born on 4 August 2004 in Giza.[2]
Junior career[edit]
Saleh debuted internationally as a junior at the 2018 African Championships in Cairo. She won medals in every event: gold in teams and with hoop and clubs, silver in the all-around and with ball, and a bronze with ribbon.[3]
In 2019 she was selected for the inaugural Junior World Championships in Moscow. Egypt was 23rd in the team competition, and Saleh finished 16th with ball and 46th with clubs.[4]
Senior career[edit]
As a senior, at the 2020 African Championships in Sharm el-Sheikh, she won gold in teams and silver with ball.[5]
In 2022 she took part in the World Cup in Baku, taking 35th place in the All-Around, 37th with hoop, 25th with ball, 35th with clubs, 39th with ribbon.[6] In June she competed at the African Championships in Cairo, where she won gold in teams, in the all-around, and with ball and ribbon, and in addition to two silver medals with hoop and clubs.[7][8][9][10][11] In September, she was selected for the World Championships in Sofia. She was 45th in the All-Around, 42nd with hoop, 37th with ball, 56th with clubs and 58th with ribbon.[12][13]
She started the 2023 season by taking part in the World Cup in Sofia, finishing 34th in the all-around, 25th with hoop, 33rd with ball, 28th with clubs and 46th with ribbon.[14] At the 2023 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moka, she won gold in teams and with ball, and silver in the all-around and with hoop.[15][16][17][18] She once again represented Egypt at the 2023 World Championships and finished in 52nd place.[19]
Saleh won the all-around at the 2024 African Championships.[20] Her placement gave her an individual berth to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[21] In the event finals, she won two additional gold medals (hoop and ball), a silver (ribbon), and a bronze (clubs).[22][23][24][25]
Competitive history[edit]
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| 2022 | Baku World Cup | 35 | |||||
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| 2023 | Sofia World Cup | 34 | |||||
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| World Championships | 52 | ||||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "40th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Valencia (ESP), 23-27 August 2023 Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 22 August 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Saleh Aliaa - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "2018 African Championships Results". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "2019 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.
- ^ "Result Book" (PDF). firebasestorage.googleapis.com.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "2022 African Championships Teams" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "2022 African Championships All-Around" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "2022 Hoop Final" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "2022 Clubs Final" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "2022 Ribbon Final" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2022 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "Team Medalists at the 17th Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championship". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "All-Around Medalists at the 17th Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championship". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Hoop Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Ball Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Results for 40th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ Rwanda Gymnastics Federation [@ferwagy250] (25 April 2024). "All around Category: 1-Aliaa Saleh 🇪🇬 🥇" – via Instagram.
- ^ "List of the Rhythmic Gymnastics 2024 Olympic Qualifiers" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 26 April 2024.
- ^ Rwanda Gymnastics Federation [@ferwagy250] (26 April 2024). "Hoop Category: 1-Aliaa Saleh (Egypt 🇪🇬)🥇" – via Instagram.
- ^ Rwanda Gymnastics Federation [@ferwagy250] (26 April 2024). "Ball Category: 1-Aliaa Saleh (Egypt 🇪🇬)🥇" – via Instagram.
- ^ Rwanda Gymnastics Federation [@ferwagy250] (26 April 2024). "Clubs Category" – via Instagram.
- ^ Rwanda Gymnastics Federation [@ferwagy250] (26 April 2024). "Ribbon Category" – via Instagram.