Reem Abdalazem
Reem Wa'il Abdalazem El-Bossaty | |
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| Born | November 25, 1992 Giza, Egypt |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Known for | Synchronized swimming at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics |
Reem Wa'il Abdalazem El-Bossaty (born 25 November 1992) is an Egyptian athlete specializing in synchronised swimming, who participated in both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
Born on 25 November 1992 in Giza, Egypt, El-Bossaty comes from a family with aquatic sports background; her mother, Doaa Abdalazem, competed at the FINA World Aquatics Championships when she was 21 years old. Among El-Bossaty's interests are tennis and horseback riding. She completed her secondary education at El Alsson British and American school. As reported in 2013, her height is and her weight is .
Synchronised swimming
El-Bossaty has achieved significant results throughout her career, including first place in Figures and fourth place in Duet at the 2007 Comen Cup held in Geneva. Additionally, she secured first place in both Figures and Duet at the 2007 Russian International competition. At the 2007 FINA World Championships, she contributed to an eleventh-place finish in the Team event. She also placed eleventh in Duet at the 2007 Zurich Swiss Open and took part in the 2007 FINA Synchro World Trophy.
In 2008, she earned first place in Under-20 Solo and Duet categories at the Egypt Nationals, and qualified for the Olympic Games in Team and Duet events through the CANA Olympic Qualifications. During the 2008 Summer Olympics, her team achieved eighth position in both Technical and Free routines.
Following the 2008 Olympics, El-Bossaty continued to perform strongly with top rankings at several competitions, such as the 2009 FINA World Championships and Egypt Nationals—where she won first place in Free Solo and Technical Duet. She secured qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games via her performance at the 2011 FINA World Championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Egypt’s synchronised swimming team finished seventh overall, recording scores of 77.600 in the technical routine and 78.360 in the free routine.
External links
- Reem Abdalazem at sports-reference.com
- Reem Abdalazem El-Bossaty Profile on Lindenwood Student Life at lindenwoodlionssls.com
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Giza
- Sportspeople from Cairo
- Egyptian synchronized swimmers
- Olympic synchronized swimmers for Egypt
- Egyptian female swimmers
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Lindenwood University alumni
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
- 21st-century Egyptian sportswomen