Aliaa Saleh

Aliaa Saleh (علياء صالح; born 4 August 2004) 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).

Early life
Saleh was born on 4 August 2004 in Giza. Before gymnastics, she tried tennis and swimming.

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. In 2019, she was selected for the inaugural Junior World Championships in Moscow. Egypt was 23rd in the team competition, and Saleh finished 16th with the ball and 46th with clubs.

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. 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.

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

2023
Saleh started the 2023 season by taking part in the Sofia World Cup, finishing 34th in the all-around. At the 2023 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moka, she won gold with the Egyptian team and with the ball, and silver in the all-around behind teammate Habiba Marzouk and with the hoop behind Angola's Luana Gomes. 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. She once again represented Egypt at the World Championships and finished in 52nd place in the all-around during the qualification round.

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

Personal life
As of 2024, Saleh is studying architectural engineering at New Giza University.