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Nancy Taman
Full nameNancy Mohamed Ali Taman
Country represented Egypt
Born (1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 (age 29)
Alexandria, Egypt
Years on national team2007–present (EGY)
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Egypt
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Vault
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat Floor Exercise
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Tunis Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Swakopmund Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Swakopmund Vault
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Walvis Bay Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Tunis Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo Vault
Silver medal – second place 2023 Pretoria Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tunis All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tunis Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Swakopmund Floor Exercise
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Vault
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cup 0 0 1
World Challenge Cup 1 0 0

Nancy Mohamed Ali Taman (born 15 November 1994; Alexandria, Egypt)[1] is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. Taman earned two gold medals in the 2018 Mediterranean Games[2][3] and the 2019 African Games[4] and won a silver medal in the 2015 African Games.

Gymnastics career

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Taman started her gymnastics career in 1998 at the age of four. She made her international debut at the Gymnix International competition in 2007 as a member of the Egyptian Gymnastics Federation.[5]

Taman was part of the team that participated in the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Tokyo, Japan, as well as the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Antwerp, Belgium where she placed fifth in vault. She placed sixth in the women's individual all-around final at the 2013 Mediterranean Games hosted in Mersin, Turkey.

She competed for Egypt at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Beijing, China. In 2015, Taman participated in three competitions; the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, the Challenge Cup in Croatia,[6] and the 2015 African Games held in Congo where she won a silver medal.[7][8] In 2018, Taman took part in the Osijek World Cup in Croatia. Later that year, she won a gold medal in vault at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.[9][10]

In 2019, Taman competed at the African Games where she won gold medals in the vault and team all-around events and a silver medal in the floor exercise event.[11]

In 2021, Taman competed at the Challenge World Cup in Cairo, winning the gold medal on vault.[12] At the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, she became the first gymnast from the African continent to qualify to an event final. She finished fourth in the vault competition.[13]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Senior
2010
African Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011
World Championships 144
2012
African Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2013 Mediterranean Games 4 6 5 8
World Championships 82
2014
World Championships 113
2015
All-Africa Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 4
Osijek World Challenge Cup 4
World Championships 138
2017 Egyptian Championships 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018
African Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Osijek Challenge Cup 8
Mediterranean Games 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Szombathely Challenge Cup 6
World Championships 25 91
2019
African Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 24 128
2021 Cairo Challenge Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Doha World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 4
2022 Cairo World Cup 8
African Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Paris Challenge Cup 6
World Championships 22
2023 Baku World Cup 7
African Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Nancy Mohamed Taman". The Gymternet. 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Ahram Online - Egypt ranks 5th in 2018 Mediterranean Games as 3 more golds are added to the collection on Wednesday". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "StackPath". dailynewsegypt.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ Musa, Developed By Heba. "القائمة الكاملة لميداليات مصر في دورة الألعاب الأفريقية بالمغرب". بوابة اخبار اليوم. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ "نانسي طمان: "الجمباز" لعبة صعبة.. والحصول على الذهبية أصعب ما يكون | المصري اليوم". www.almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic).
  6. ^ "لاعبة الجمباز تطلب تدخل وزير الرياضة لإعادة الحقيبة المفقودة". اليوم السابع. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. ^ "نانسي طمان تحرز فضية فردي الجمباز في دورة الألعاب الأفريقية - بوابة الشروق". www.shorouknews.com (in Arabic).
  8. ^ "بعد حصدها "ذهبية الجمباز".. 7 معلومات عن البطلة المصرية نانسي طمان". honna.elwatannews.com.
  9. ^ "قصة صور.. نانسى طمان الفراشة الذهبية فى الجمباز". Youm7.
  10. ^ ""نانسي" الحائزة على ذهبية الجمباز.. قفزة "الفراشة" نحو الأولمبياد". masrawy.com.
  11. ^ "African Games (Gymnastics) Athlete Profile : TAMAN Nancy". www.jar2019.ma. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Nancy Taman has won the gold medal at the Cairo World Cup!".
  13. ^ https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/events/detail.php?id=16634#loaded
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