Aliaa_Saleh

Aliaa Saleh

Aliaa Saleh

Egyptian gymnast

Aliaa Saleh (Arabic: علياء صالح; born 4 August 2004)[1] is an Egyptian rhythmic gymnast. She will represent Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She is a 11-time African champion, including a two-time African all-around champion (2022, 2024).

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Early life

Saleh was born on 4 August 2004 in Giza. Before gymnastics, she tried tennis and swimming.[2]

Junior career

Saleh debuted internationally as a junior at the 2018 African Championships in Cairo. She won medals in every event: gold with the team, hoop, and clubs, silver in the all-around and with ball, and bronze with ribbon.[3] In 2019, she was selected for the inaugural Junior World Championships in Moscow.[4] Egypt was 23rd in the team competition, and Saleh finished 16th with the ball and 46th with clubs.[5]

Senior career

Saleh became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2020. At the 2020 African Championships in Sharm el-Sheikh, she won gold with the Egyptian team and silver with the ball.[6] She had the third-highest score in the all-around, but she did not receive the bronze medal due to the two-per-country rule, finishing behind Habiba Marzouk and Mariam Selim.[7]

2022

In 2022, she took part in the Baku World Cup, finishing 35th in the all-around.[8] In June she competed at the African Championships in Cairo, where she won gold with the team, in the all-around,[9] and with ball and ribbon.[10] Additionally, she won two silver medals with hoop and clubs.[11][12] In September, she was selected for the World Championships in Sofia. She finished 45th in the all-around during the qualification round.[13]

2023

Saleh started the 2023 season by taking part in the Sofia World Cup, finishing 34th in the all-around.[14] At the 2023 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moka, she won gold with the Egyptian team and with the ball,[15][16] and silver in the all-around behind teammate Habiba Marzouk and with the hoop behind Angola's Luana Gomes.[17][18] At the Pharaoh’s Cup in Cairo, she won the silver medal in the ball final behind American Lili Mizuno, and she won the bronze medal in the ribbon final.[19] She once again represented Egypt at the World Championships and finished in 52nd place in the all-around during the qualification round.[20]

2024

At the Miss Valentine Tartu Grand Prix, Saleh finished 21st in the all-around.[21] She won the all-around title at the African Championships.[22] With this result, she received the continental berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[23] In the event finals, she won two additional gold medals with the hoop and ball,[24][25] a silver medal with the ribbon,[26] and a bronze medal with the clubs.[27]

Competitive history

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References

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    "Saleh Aliaa - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
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    "2018 African Championships Results". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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    "First Rhythmic Junior Worlds: five things to know". International Gymnastics Federation. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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    "1st FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Moscow (RUS), 19-21 July 2019 Results Book". Longines Timing. International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 21, 37. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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    "16th RG African Championships RGI Seniors All Around" (PDF). African Gymnastics Union. 18 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022.
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    "16th African Championships RGI Senior Finals Ribbon" (PDF). African Gymnastics Union. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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    "16th African Championships RGI Senior Finals Hoop" (PDF). African Gymnastics Union. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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    "2024 Miss Valentine Tartu Grand Prix All-Around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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    Rwanda Gymnastics Federation [@ferwagy250] (25 April 2024). "All around Category: 1-Aliaa Saleh 🇪🇬 🥇" – via Instagram.
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    Rwanda Gymnastics Federation [@ferwagy250] (26 April 2024). "Hoop Category: 1-Aliaa Saleh (Egypt 🇪🇬)🥇" – via Instagram.
  25. [25]
    Rwanda Gymnastics Federation [@ferwagy250] (26 April 2024). "Ball Category: 1-Aliaa Saleh (Egypt 🇪🇬)🥇" – via Instagram.
  26. [26]
    Rwanda Gymnastics Federation [@ferwagy250] (26 April 2024). "Ribbon Category" – via Instagram.
  27. [27]
    Rwanda Gymnastics Federation [@ferwagy250] (26 April 2024). "Clubs Category" – via Instagram.
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