Chirine Njeim
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 4, 1984 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)[1] |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, Giant slalom, slalom, combined |
| Club | Faraya Mzaar |
| Olympics | |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Medals | 0 |
Chirine Njeim (born October 4, 1984) is a Lebanese alpine skier and long-distance runner.
She represented Lebanon in the 2002, 2006 and the 2010 Winter Olympics, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Biography[edit]
Njeim started skiing at age 3. At 12, she went to France to train for 2 of years with a personal coach.[2]
She then moved to Salt Lake City in the United States in ninth grade, when she was 13, to attend the Rowmark Ski Academy, former home of U.S. Olympian Picabo Street. She went on to study at, and compete for, the University of Utah.[3]
Njeim married Ronny Kamal, a Lebanese-American management consultant, in 2012 - the couple first met when they were seated together on a flight from Beirut to the United States in 2009. Since marrying the couple have lived in Chicago.[3]
Whilst in Chicago Njeim took up running, completing the 2012 Chicago Marathon in 3 hours 7 minutes and the 2013 edition of the race in 3:05.4. At the 2015 Chicago Marathon she posted a time of 2:46.41, placing her 29th among the women in the field. At the 2016 Houston Marathon, she completed the course in 2:44.14, securing herself a place on the Lebanese team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] She finished the 2016 Olympic Marathon in 109th place with a time of 2:51.08.[4]
2002 Winter Olympics[edit]
| Sport | Event[5] | Rank | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | Women's slalom 1st Run | 46
|
1:05.54
|
| Alpine skiing | Women's slalom 2nd Run | 36
|
1:07.94
|
| Alpine skiing | Women's slalom Final Ranking | 36
|
2:13.48
|
| Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom 1st Run | 52
|
1:27.76
|
| Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom 2nd Run | 46
|
1:25.66
|
| Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom Final Ranking | 45
|
2:53.42
|
2006 Winter Olympics[edit]
| Date | Time | Sport | Event[6] | Rank | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's Downhill | 34
|
2:02.86
|
+ 6.37
|
| February 17 | 17:00 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's Combined Slalom 1st Run | DNF
|
x
|
x
|
| 19:30 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's Combined Slalom 2nd Run | x
|
x
|
x
| |
| Alpine skiing | Women's Combined Final Ranking | x
|
x
|
x
| ||
| February 18 | 14:00 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's Combined Downhill | DNF
|
x
|
x
|
| February 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's Super-G | 46
|
1:47.93
|
+ 5.46
|
| February 22 | 14:45 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom 1st Run | 43
|
47.24
|
+ 4.86
|
| 17:45 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom 2nd Run | 39
|
51.90
|
+ 5.24
| |
| Alpine skiing | Women's slalom Final Ranking | 39
|
1:39.14
|
+ 10.10
| ||
| February 24 | 9:30 a.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom 1st Run | 41
|
1:06.80
|
+ 5.91
|
| 13:00 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom 2nd Run | DNF
|
x
|
x
| |
| Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom Final Ranking | x
|
x
|
x
|
2010 Winter Olympics[edit]
| Date | Time | Sport | Event[7] | Rank | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 20 | 10:00 a.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's Super-G | 37
|
1:29.59
|
+ 9.45
|
| February 24 | 10:00 a.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom 1st Run | 50
|
1:23.28
|
+ 8.16
|
| February 25 | 9:30 a.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom 2nd Run | 42
|
1:18.33
|
+7.18
|
| Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom Final Ranking | 43
|
2:41.61
|
+14.50
| ||
| February 26 | 10:00 a.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom 1st Run | 53
|
58.97
|
+8.22
|
| 1:15 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom 2nd Run | 43
|
59.23
|
+7.31
| |
| Alpine skiing | Women's slalom Final Ranking | 43
|
1:58.20
|
+15.31
|
2016 Summer Olympics[edit]
| Date | Sport | Event | Rank | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
August 14
|
References[edit]
- ^ Chirine Njeim at Sports Reference
- ^ Joe Battaglia Chirine Njeim - The Unlikeliest Rio Olympian FloSports Archived 4 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Greenstein, Teddy (22 February 2016). "Chicago marathoner aims to make history as Winter/Summer Olympian". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympics: Sumgong Gives Kenya Its First Women's Marathon Gold". The New York Times. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Chirine Njeim Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Apr 18, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved Jan 22, 2023.
- ^ "archive.ph". archive.ph. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved Jan 22, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Athlete Bio and Links to Results on the Vancouver 2010 Official Website". Archived from the original on 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
External links[edit]
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Lebanese female alpine skiers
- Lebanese female marathon runners
- Olympic alpine skiers for Lebanon
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Lebanon
- Female marathon runners
- Lebanese female athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Lebanon