Salama Ismail

{{Short description|Egyptian swimmer (born 1986)}}

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| name = Salama Ismail

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| fullname = Salama Abdel Raouf Zenhoum
Ismail

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| national_team = {{EGY}}

| strokes = Breaststroke

| club = Zohour Sporting Club

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|9|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cairo, Egypt

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| height = {{convert|1.74|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|63|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | Egypt }}

{{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 2003 Abuja | 100 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalSilver| 2003 Abuja | 200 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalSilver| 2003 Abuja | 200 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze| 2003 Abuja | 50 m breaststroke}}

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Salma Abdel Raouf Zenhoum Ismail ({{langx|ar|سلمى عبد الرؤوف زينهم اسماعيل}}; born September 30, 1986) is an Egyptian former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Salama Ismail|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/is/salama-ismail-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121658/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/is/salama-ismail-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 5 May 2013}} She currently holds three Egyptian records each in the 50, 100, and 200 m breaststroke, and plays simultaneously for Zohour Sporting Club in Cairo, and Dekalb International Training Centre (DITC) in Atlanta, Georgia.{{cite news|last=Mahzar |first=Ines |title=Atlanta, then Athens |url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/681/sp6.htm |publisher=Al-Ahram Weekly |date=11 March 2004 |access-date=5 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911040327/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/681/sp6.htm |archive-date=11 September 2009 }} She also won a total of four medals (three silver and one bronze) at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria.{{cite news|title=South African Girls Continue Dominance in Swimming Pool|url=http://english.cri.cn/144/2003-10-10/62@49777.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222130601/http://english.cri.cn/144/2003-10-10/62@49777.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2015|work=Xinhua|publisher=China Radio International|date=10 October 2003|access-date=5 May 2013}}{{cite news|title=South African Swimmers Win Three Gold Medals l|url=http://english.cri.cn/144/2003-10-12/59@50336.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222113806/http://english.cri.cn/144/2003-10-12/59@50336.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2015|work=Xinhua|publisher=China Radio International|date=10 October 2003|access-date=5 May 2013}}

Ismail qualified for the women's 100 m breaststroke, as Egypt's only female swimmer, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She cleared a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:11.83 from the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria.{{cite web|title=Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 3)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010406000E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Athens 2004|publisher=Omega Timing|access-date=24 March 2013}} She challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including 15-year-olds Annabelle Carey of New Zealand and Lee Ji-Young of South Korea. She raced to third place by 0.26 of a second ahead of Argentina's Javiera Salcedo, outside her entry time of 1:12.20. Ismail failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed twenty-eighth overall in the preliminaries.{{cite web|title=Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3535098.stm|work=Athens 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 August 2004|access-date=31 January 2013}}{{cite news|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |title=Women’s 100 Breaststroke Prelims: Aussies Hanson and Jones Qualify One-Two |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7809.asp |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date=15 August 2004 |access-date=19 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703013421/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7809.asp |archive-date= 3 July 2006 }}