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Yazan Al-Bawwab
Personal information
Nationality
  • Palestinian
  • Italian
Born (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 (age 25)
Saudi Arabia
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Palestine
Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Algeria 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2023 Algeria 100 m backstroke

Yazan Al-Bawwab (Arabic: يزان البواب; born 30 October 1999) is a Saudi-born Italian-Palestinian swimmer. He lives in Canada. He competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and qualified to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Early and personal life

Al-Bawwab was born in Saudi Arabia, and is half Italian, with his father having been a refugee in Genoa;[1] he holds dual Palestinian and Italian citizenship.[2] He grew up in Dubai, United Emirates, where his father had opened an engineering business.[1][2] Al-Bawwab lived in Ottawa, Canada, where he graduated in aerospace and mechanical engineering from Carleton University, and currently lives in the Netherlands, while pursuing a master's degree in international sports management at the University of London.[1][2][3][4]

Swimming career

Al-Bawwab was one of five Palestinians who represented Palestine in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle, coming in 66th out of 71 swimmers, at the Tokyo Aquatics Center.[5]

As of 2021 he held the Palestinian record in both the 50 and 100 metre freestyle events.[2] He is also the Arab champion in the 50 and 100 metre backstroke after winning both events at the 2023 Arab Games.[6]

He was selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 100 metre backstroke.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pezzato, Aglaia (15 February 2024). "Yazan Al Bawwab, atleta palestinese: 'Voglio rappresentare chi non ha voce'". SwimSwam (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Sauvageau, Flavie (12 July 2021). "Un membre de l'équipe olympique palestinienne de natation s'entraîne à Trois-Rivières". Radio Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Swimming: AL BAWWAB Yazan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Yazan Al Bawwab OLY". Paris 2024 Olympics. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Yazan Al-Bawwab". Olympedia.
  6. ^ "Yazab AL BAWWAB". World Aquatics. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ^ "6 athletes in Palestine team for Paris Olympics". The Manila Times. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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