Nada Hafez Explained

Nada Hafez
Birth Date:28 August 1997
Birth Place:Cairo
Height:1.68m (05.51feet)
Weight:58kg (128lb)
Country:Egypt
Headcoach:Mahmoud Gindyia
Hand:Right-handed
Fieranking:current ranking

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[1]

On March 2, 2023, Hafez married cardiothoracic surgeon Ibrahim Ihab.[3] While competing at the 2024 Olympic Games, it was revealed that Hafez was pregnant with their first child.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paris 2024 . Paris 2024 Olympics . 30 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Paris 2024 Olympics: Fencer Nada Hafez competes while seven months pregnant . BBC Sport . 29 July 2024 . 30 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Hafez . Nada . March 17, 2023 . Mr & Mrs. . live . 2024-08-10 . www.instagram.com.
  4. Web site: 2024-07-31 . Who is Nada Hafez, The Olympic Fencer Who Competed 7 Months Pregnant? 5 Facts To Know . 2024-08-10 . en-US.