Heba Khaled El Bourini
| Heba Khaled El Bourini | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Egypt | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 25, 1994 Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2009 - 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gezira Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||
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Heba Khaled El Bourini (born 25 August 1994) is a retired Egyptian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represented her country in international competitions.
Biography
[edit]Heba studied at the English Modern School in Cairo. Her mother was a gymnast as well as her grandfather Lotaif Mahgoub, a pioneer of Egyptian gymnastics in the 1930s.[2] She was described as a future champion as young as 12 years old while she was training for Gezira Club.[3]
She won gold at the 2007 Arab Games in her native Cairo.[4] In 2009 she was crowned junior champion at the African Championships.[5][6]
In 2010 she was selected for her maiden World Championships in Moscow, being 71st in the All-Around, 73rd with rope, 82nd with hoop, 91st with ball, 53rd with ribbon and 29th in teams.[7] That year she also won gold with ball at the African Championships in Walvis Bay.[8]
In 2015 she competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart as a member of the group, finishing 22nd in the All-Around, 22nd with 5 ribbons and 22nd with 6 clubs & 2 hoops.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "ELBOURINI Heba Khaled - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ Amr Al-Ansari (10 February 2010). "هبة البورينى بطلة الجمباز العالمية التى لايعرفها الإعلام المصرى". masress.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Beating the best". 2024-05-11. Archived from the original on 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "Union Africaine de Gymnastique - DES GESTES QUI SAUVENT UNE CARRIERE SPORTIVE". 2008-04-11. Archived from the original on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "Union Africaine de Gymnastique - UNE ETOILE EST NEE". 2009-02-14. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "9th African Championships 2009". gymnasticsresults.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "2010 World Championships" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "10th African Gymnastics Championships 2012 Rhythmic Gymnastics Results". www.yumpu.com. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "2015 World Championships". gym.longinestiming.com.