Farida Hussein
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| فريدة حسين | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Farida Adel Hussein Omar Hussein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Foffa, Foufy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 2006 Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2022 - present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Maadi Sporting and Yacht Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Noha Hossam, Mayar Ragab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Farida Adel Hussein Omar Hussein (Arabic: فريدة حسين; born 7 February 2006)[1] is an Egyptian rhythmic gymnast. As an individual gymnast, she won five medals at the 2022 African Championships and four medals at the 2023 African Championships. She was incorporated into the senior national group in 2024 and helped them win the 2024 African group all-around title, allowing them to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
[edit]Hussein was born on 7 February 2006 in Cairo and has an older brother, Omar, and an older sister, Nour. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was three years old because her older sister was an artistic gymnast and Hussein was interested in watching the rhythmic gymnasts training in the same club.[2][3]
Career
[edit]At the 2022 African Championships in Cairo, Hussein won the all-around silver medal behind teammate Aliaa Saleh.[4] In the event finals, she won gold medals in hoop and clubs and a silver medal behind Saleh in ribbon.[5][6][7] Additionally, the Egyptian team won the gold medal.[8]
At the 2023 African Championships in Moka, Hussein won gold medals with the Egyptian team and in the ribbon final.[9][10] She also won bronze medals in the hoop and ball finals.[11][12] She competed with the clubs and hoop at the 2023 World Championships in Valencia, finishing 66th and 52nd in the qualification round, respectively.[13]
In 2024, Hussein was incorporated into the senior group, winning gold in the all-around, alongside Johara Eldeeb, Abeer Ramadan, Lamar Behairi and Amina Sobeih, at the African Championships in Kigali, thus earning a quota for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[14][15] In June, the group competed at the Pharaoh’s Cup and finished fourth in 5 hoops and won the bronze medal in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[16] At the Olympic Games, Hussein and the Egyptian group finished 14th in the qualification round for the group all-around and did not advance to the final.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hussein Farida". Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Crumlish, John (27 May 2024). "Egyptian rhythmic gymnasts poised to leap onto Olympic stage in Paris". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Hussein Farida". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "2022 African Championships All-Around" (PDF). African Gymnastics Union. 18 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "2022 African Championships Hoop Final" (PDF). African Gymnastics Union. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023.
- ^ "2022 African Championships Clubs Final" (PDF). African Gymnastics Union. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "2022 African Championships Ribbon Final" (PDF). African Gymnastics Union. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "2022 African Championships Teams" (PDF). African Gymnastics Union. 18 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ African Gymnastics Union [@uag_african_union] (19 May 2023). "Presenting the Winning Teams at the 17th Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championship". Retrieved 13 May 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ @uag_african_union (20 May 2023). "Congratulations to all the Ribbon Medalists". Retrieved 13 May 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ African Gymnastics Union [@uag_african_union] (19 May 2023). "Congratulations to all the Ball Medalists". Retrieved 13 May 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ African Gymnastics Union [@uag_african_union] (19 May 2023). "Congratulations to all the Hoop Medalists". Retrieved 13 May 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "40th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Valencia (ESP), 23–27 August 2023 Individual Events Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 August 2023. pp. 2, 8. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ African Gymnastics Union [@uag_african_union] (26 May 2024). "Congratulations to the African Champions (RGG Seniors) at Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championship". Retrieved 27 October 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "With a full slate of Olympians for Paris, Egyptian Gymnastics is starting to soar". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Pharaoh's Cup Cairo, Egypt 28–30 June 2024 Rhythmic Gymnastics RGG Seniors Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 30 June 2024. pp. 47–48. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics Group All-Around Qualification" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
