Amro El Geziry
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| Born | 19 November 1986 Cairo, Egypt[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | El Shams Sporting Club U.S. Army WCAP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amro Abdulrahman Ali El-Geziry (born 19 November 1986) is an American modern pentathlete. He competed for Egypt at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics and placed 32nd, 33rd and 25th, respectively.[3] His brothers, Emad and Omar, are also Olympic pentathletes.[1]
In June 2021, he qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Personal life
[edit]El-Geziry is married to the American Olympic modern pentathlete Isabella Isaksen.[1][5] In June 2017 El-Geziry joined the United States Army.[2] He is currently a sergeant.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amro El-Geziry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b "SPC Amro Elgeziry". armymwr.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Amro El Geziry London 2012". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ OlympicTalk (17 June 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Ramsey, David (29 June 2016). "Ramsey: Isaksen sisters will chase Olympic gold, side by side, in Rio". Colorado Springs. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amro El Geziry.
- Amro El Geziry at UIPM
- Amro El Geziry at Olympics.com
- Amro El Geziry at Olympedia
- Amro El Geziry at Team USA (archived)
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- American male modern pentathletes
- American military Olympians
- Egyptian emigrants to the United States
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Modern pentathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Modern pentathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic modern pentathletes for Egypt
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in modern pentathlon
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in modern pentathlon
- Sportspeople from Cairo
- United States Army non-commissioned officers
- World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists
- 21st-century American sportsmen