Jana Mahmoud

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Jana Mahmoud
جنى محمود
Personal information
Full nameJana Hani Ismail Mahmoud
Country represented Egypt
Born (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004 (age 19)
Giza, Egypt
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2018–present (EGY)
ClubEgyptian Shooting Club
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Vault
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Floor exercise
Gold medal – first place 2024 Marrakesh Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Marrakesh All-around
Gold medal – first place 2024 Marrakesh Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 2023 Pretoria Team

Jana Hani Ismail Mahmoud (Arabic: جنى محمود, born 17 August 2004) is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the team who won gold at the 2022 African Championships and at the 2024 African Championships where she also won gold in All Around and thus qualified to the 2024 Olympics Games. Additionally she represented Egypt at the inaugural Junior World Championships.

Personal life[edit]

Mahmoud was born in Giza in 2004.[1]

Gymnastics career[edit]

2018–19[edit]

Mahmoud competed at the Stella Zakharova Cup where she finished eighth in the all-around but finished second on balance beam and third on floor exercise.[2] Mahmoud next competed at the African Championships where she helped Egypt place first as a team in the junior division. Individually she placed first in the all-around and second on uneven bars and balance beam.[3]

Mahmoud was selected to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Jana Aboelhasan and Salma Melige; they finished 24th as a team and Mahmoud finished 51st in the all-around.[4] Mahmoud next competed at the Mediterranean Championships where she finished fourth in the all-around and first on floor exercise. She finished the year competing at the Voronin Cup where she placed second in the all-around and on floor exercise.

Vault
Uneven bars
Balance beam
Floor exercise

2021[edit]

Mahmoud turned senior in 2020 but did not compete until 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. She made her senior debut at the 2021 African Championships where she recorded the third highest all-around score but did not place due to teammates Zeina Ibrahim and Farah Hussein scoring higher.[5] She next competed at the Doha World Cup where she placed seventh and sixth on uneven bars and floor exercise respectively.

2022[edit]

Mahmoud was selected to compete at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. She helped Egypt place sixth as a team and individually she placed sixth in the all-around. She next competed at the African Championships where she helped Egypt place first as a team and qualify to the upcoming World Championships. Individually she placed first on vault and floor exercise.[6]

Competitive history[edit]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017 Egyptian Championships 11
2018 Stella Zakharova Cup 6 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
African Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
2019
Junior World Championships 24 51
Mediterranean Championships 4 4 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Voronin Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 5 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Senior
2021 Doha World Cup 7 6
2022 Mediterranean Games 6 6
African Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 22
2023 Doha World Cup 8
African Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Cairo World Cup 8
African Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MAHMOUD Jana". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ "2018 Stella Zakharova Cup Results". The Gymternet. April 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 African Championships Results". The Gymternet. May 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "2019 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "زينة إبراهيم لاعبة الجمباز تتأهل لأولمبياد طوكيو". Al-Shorouk (in Arabic). May 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Rooskrantz, Afify win senior all-around gold as Egypt sweeps team titles at African Championships". International Gymnast. July 12, 2022.

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