Habiba Marzouk

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| club = Wadi Degla

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Habiba Marzouk (born May 14, 2002) is an Egyptian retired individual rhythmic gymnast who represented Egypt at international competitions and Wadi Degla SC in national competitions.{{Cite web|title=Tarragona 2018 INFO|url=https://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/GRY/athlete/18010840|access-date=2021-01-02|website=results.tarragona2018.cat|archive-date=2021-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104231625/https://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/GRY/athlete/18010840|url-status=dead}}

Career

Marzouk began gymnastics as a hobby at the age of 3.{{Cite web |date=11 March 2021 |title=Habiba Marzouk: Gymnasts are unstoppable |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/habiba-marzouk-gymnasts-are-unstoppable |website=Olympics.com}}

= Junior =

She joined the Egyptian junior group at the age of 14 to compete in the 2016 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship, where she won the all-around silver medal.{{Cite web|date=2016-08-31|title=مصر تتوج بالبطولة الأفريقية للجمباز الإيقاعى|url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2016/8/31/مصر-تتوج-بالبطولة-الأفريقية-للجمباز-الإيقاعى/2865986|access-date=2021-01-02|website=اليوم السابع}}{{Cite web|title=StackPath|url=https://dailynewsegypt.com/2016/08/31/542193/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=dailynewsegypt.com|date=31 August 2016 }}

= Senior =

In 2018, Marzouk competed in the African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship, where she won 2 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals in the all-around. She also represented Egypt at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain and placed 14th in the all-around qualification with a total score of 47.550.

She competed at her first World Championships in September, where she finished in 59th place. In December of the same year, she participated in the Luxembourg Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship and won two bronze medals in the ribbon and clubs event finals.{{Cite web|date=2018-12-24|title=حبيبة مرزوق تحصد برونزية بطولة لوكسمبورج للجمباز الإيقاعى|url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2018/12/24/حبيبة-مرزوق-تحصد-برونزية-بطولة-لوكسمبورج-للجمباز-الإيقاعى/4079459|access-date=2021-01-02|website=اليوم السابع}}{{Cite web|last=Musa|first=Developed By Heba|date=|title=حبيبة مرزوق تحصد ميداليات بطولة لوكسمبورج في بعثة المنتخب|url=https://akhbarelyom.com/news/newdetails/2778753/1/حبيبة-مرزوق-تحصد-ميداليات-بطولة-لوكسمبورج-في-بعثة-المنتخب|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-02|website=بوابة اخبار اليوم}}

In 2019, Marzouk finished in 58th place at the World Championships. In December, she participated in the Croatia International Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship and won a silver medal in ball and two bronze medals in hoop and clubs. She finished 4th at the championship as a whole.{{Cite web |title=حبيبة مرزوق تتوج بـ 3 ميداليات ببطولة كرواتيا الدولية للجمباز الإيقاعي |url=http://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/2340267.aspx |access-date=2021-01-02 |website=بوابة الأهرام |language=ar}}{{Cite web|last=Musa|first=Developed By Heba|date=|title=حبيبة مرزوق تتوج بميداليات "كرواتيا الدولية" للجمباز الإيقاعي|url=https://akhbarelyom.com/news/newdetails/2968766/1/حبيبة-مرزوق-تتوج-بميداليات--كرواتيا-الدولية--للجمباز-الإيقاعي|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-02|website=بوابة اخبار اليوم}}

On March 12–16, 2020, Marzouk competed in the 15th African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship which were held in Sharm El Sheikh. She won the all-around gold medal with a total of 73.700 points and qualified to compete in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.{{Cite web |date=2020-03-19 |title=دولى الجمباز يشيد بتأهل لاعبات مصر للجمباز الإيقاعى لأولمبياد طوكيو |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2020/3/19/دولى-الجمباز-يشيد-بتأهل-لاعبات-مصر-للجمباز-الإيقاعى-لأولمبياد-طوكيو/4676773 |access-date=2021-01-02 |website=اليوم السابع}}{{Cite web|title=Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=2838|access-date=2021-01-02|website=www.gymnastics.sport}}{{Cite web|date=2020-03-13|title=الدجلاوية الدولية حبيبة مرزوق تتأهل رسميا لطوكيو 2020|url=https://www.elbalad.news/4212491|access-date=2021-01-02|website=صدى البلد}}

At the 2020 Olympic Games, Marzouk finished twenty-fifth in the qualification round for the individual all-around.{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics — Individual All-Around — Qualification — Results |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GRY/OG2020-_GRY_C73A_GRYW1AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf |website=2020 Summer Olympics |access-date=6 August 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808040024/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GRY/OG2020-_GRY_C73A_GRYW1AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Marzouk represented Egypt at the 2023 World Championships in Valencia, Spain and took 55th place in the all-around qualifications.

She announced her retirement via Instagram on 28 October 2024.{{Cite Instagram |postid=DBpFWQ0ATQk |user=habibamarzoukk |title=The End of an era |author=Habiba Marzouk |date=27 October 2024}}

References

External links

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Category:Living people

Category:2002 births

Category:Egyptian rhythmic gymnasts

Category:Gymnasts from Cairo

Category:Olympic gymnasts for Egypt

Category:Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championships

Category:21st-century Egyptian sportswomen