Nada Hafez
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{{short description|Egyptian sabre fencer (born 1997)}}
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| weight = {{convert|58|kg|lb}}
| country = Egypt
| weapon = sabre
| headcoach = Mahmoud Gindyia
| hand = Right-handed
| fieranking = [https://fie.org/athletes/34643 current ranking]
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{{MedalCompetition|African Championships}}
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Nada Hafez (born 28 August 1997) is an Egyptian sabre fencer. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics in Sabre.{{cite web | title=Paris 2024 | website=Paris 2024 Olympics | url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/nada-hafez_1938122 | access-date=30 July 2024}}
Career
In 2014, she became a member of the Egyptian National Senior Fencing Sabre Women's Team. In 2015, she won her first Egyptian Senior Women's Sabre National Republic Competition.
In 2016, she qualified through the African zonal qualification (Algeria) to the 2016 Summer Rio Olympics and in 2021, she qualified for the Summer Tokyo Olympics. Hafez won one silver (2018) and two bronze (2019, 2014) at the African zonal championship. She also won the bronze medal at the Belgium Tournoi satellite.
She competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris while seven months pregnant. She beat American Elizabeth Tartakovsky 15-13 before losing 15-7 to South Korean Jeon Ha-young.{{cite web | title=Paris 2024 Olympics: Fencer Nada Hafez competes while seven months pregnant | website=BBC Sport | date=29 July 2024 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/clwyejq5nvjo | access-date=30 July 2024}}
Personal life
Hafez is an Egyptian national champion in gymnastics. She attended Cairo University where she earned a degree in Medicine in 2022, going on to work as a clinical pathologist.
On March 2, 2023, Hafez married cardiothoracic surgeon Ibrahim Ihab.{{Cite web |last=Hafez |first=Nada |date=March 17, 2023 |title=Mr & Mrs. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5qns-tD_R/?img_index=1 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=www.instagram.com}} While competing at the 2024 Olympic Games, it was revealed that Hafez was 7 months pregnant with their first child.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-31 |title=Who is Nada Hafez, The Olympic Fencer Who Competed 7 Months Pregnant? 5 Facts To Know |url=https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/culture/people/who-is-nada-hafez |access-date=2024-08-10 |language=en-US}}
Hafez gave birth to said child, daughter Zeina Ibrahim Osman on 14 October 2024.https://www.instagram.com/p/DBHMsvItQ_g/?img_index=1
References
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External links
- [https://fie.org/athletes/34643 International Fencing Federation]
- http://www.fencingegypt.com/EFF/Player/View.aspx?ObjectID=2898 {{dead link|date=January 2023}}
- [https://tatweeg.news/?p=19245 ندي حافظ وشروق فؤاد يتقاسمان لقب ملكة الجمال في استفتاء "تتويج للأفضل في الرياضة المصرية"] {{in lang|ar}}
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Category:Egyptian female sabre fencers
Category:Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic fencers for Egypt
Category:Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:21st-century Egyptian sportswomen
Category:Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Cairo
Category:Cairo University alumni
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