Lubna Al-Omair (Arabic: لبنى العمير; born April 14, 1987 ) is a Saudi Arabian fencer.[1] She competed in the women's foil event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 April 1987 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
She is from Khobar, Saudi Arabia.[3][4] She is 1.52 metres tall, and weighs 45 kg.[1][3]
The International Olympic Committee, to promote participation by Saudi Arabian women in sports, identified her after a "technical analysis" and decided to give her an "exceptional" wild card opportunity to fence at the 2016 Olympics in Women’s Individual Foil.[5][6] She was part of the second contingent of female Olympians who represented Saudi Arabia at the Olympic Games.[7][8] She became the first female to fence for Saudi Arabia at an Olympics.[3]
She lost in the first round by a score of 15-0, to Tais Rochel, a Brazilian fencer ranked number 80 in the world.[3][9] The match took 1 minute and 44 seconds.[3][9]
References
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- ^ "Saudi Arabia doubles female Olympic athletes from 2 to 4".[permanent dead link]
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- ^ "Saudi Arabia to send four women to Rio - Reuters". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia: Women Are "Changing the Game"". 4 August 2016.
- ^ a b Olympics.com, N. B. C. (10 August 2016). "Around the Piste: Women's individual foil competition".
