Hadia Mohamed Hosny Elsaid Mohamed Tawfik El Said (born 30 July 1988) is an Egyptian badminton player who represented her country at the Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[1][2] She won the women's singles title at the 2010 African Championships, and emerged as the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2019 African Games.[3]

Hadia Hosny
Hadia Hosny 2012
Personal information
Birth nameHadia Hosny El Said
CountryEgypt
Born (1988-07-30) 30 July 1988 (age 36)
Cairo, Egypt
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Years active2002–present
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking79 (WS 29 November 2017)
35 (WD 17 March 2020)
50 (XD 17 November 2016)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Egypt
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Algiers Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat Mixed team
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kampala Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Benoni Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Benoni Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Benoni Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Algiers Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Marrakesh Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Marrakesh Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rose Hill Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Port Harcourt Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Port Harcourt Mixed team
Africa Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kampala Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rose Hill Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Rose Hill Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Addis Ababa Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers Women's team
Pan Arab Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Cairo Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Cairo Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Cairo Women's doubles
BWF profile

Personal life

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She currently works as a teaching assistant at the faculty of pharmacy of the British University in Egypt. She received a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from Ain Shams University in 2010 and an MSc degree in Medical biosciences from the University of Bath in 2012. Since 2015, she is attending as PhD student at the Pharmacology department of the Cairo University.[4][5][6]

Career

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She started playing badminton in 2000. Her squash coach Tamer Raafet at school was in Egypt national badminton team, and she had just quit gymnastics for an injury the year before and it was hard to get back, then she decide to try badminton.[2]

In September 2013, it was reported that she was one of the 14 players selected for the Road to Rio Program, a program that aimed to help African badminton players to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games.[7]

Hadia Started her own Hadia Hosny Badminton Academy (HHBA) in Heliopolis Sporting club and Black ball to train the future generation of athletes in badminton and help the spreading of the sport more.[8]

Achievements

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African Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo   Kate Foo Kune 12–21, 10–21   Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Salle OMS El Biar,
Algiers, Algeria
  Alaa Youssef  
 
  Bronze
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center,
Casablanca, Morocco
  Doha Hany   Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
  Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
21–9, 21–16   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Gymnase Étienne Mongha,
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
  Abdelrahman Kashkal   Willem Viljoen
  Michelle Butler-Emmett
17–21, 19–21   Bronze

African Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Sharing Youth Centre, Kampala, Uganda   Stacey Doubell 21–17, 21–12   Gold
2013 National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius   Kate Foo Kune 18–21, 16–21   Bronze
2017 John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa   Kate Foo Kune 21–16, 14–21, 8–21   Silver
2018 Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria   Kate Foo Kune 13–21, 21–18, 11–21   Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Marrakesh, Morocco   Dina Nagy   Maria Braimah
  Susan Ideh
19–21, 18–21   Bronze
2017 John Barrable Hall,
Benoni, South Africa
  Doha Hany   Michelle Butler-Emmett
  Jennifer Fry
12–21, 21–15, 12–21   Silver
2018 Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne,
Algiers, Algeria
  Doha Hany   Juliette Ah-Wan
  Allisen Camille
18–21, 21–13, 18–21   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne,
Algiers, Algeria
  Ahmed Salah   Koceila Mammeri
  Linda Mazri
21–19, 17–21, 15–21   Bronze
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  Ahmed Salah   Koceila Mammeri
  Linda Mazri
23–21, 17–21, 13–21   Bronze

Pan Arab Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Cairo, Egypt   Karam Hadeel   Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (20 titles, 22 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Mauritius International   Elisa Chanteur 13–21, 7–21   Runner-up
2013 Uganda International   Saili Rane 12–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2013 South Africa International   Telma Santos 6–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2014 Ethiopia International   Grace Gabriel 6–11, 7–11, 9–11   Runner-up
2014 Botswana International   Grace Gabriel 15–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2015 Egypt International   Doha Hany 21–16, 24–26, 21–17   Winner
2016 South Africa International   Evgeniya Kosetskaya 8–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2016 Botswana International   Evgeniya Kosetskaya 8–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2018 Uganda International   Kate Foo Kune 19–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2018 Cameroon International   Doha Hany 21–15, 15–21, 21–16   Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Syria International   Sabereh Kabiri   Negin Amiripour
  Sahar Zamanian
16–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2011 Namibia International   Rajae Rochdy   Michelle Butler-Emmett
  Stacey Doubell
14–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2011 Ethiopia International   Rajae Rochdy   Bezawit Tekle Asfaw
  Roza Dilla Mohammed
21–8, 21–10   Winner
2014 Nigeria International   Bridget Shamim Bangi   Tosin Damilola Atolagbe
  Fatima Azeez
11–5, 11–10, 11–10   Winner
2015 Egypt International   Doha Hany   Nadine Ashraf
  Menna Eltanany
28–26, 21–13   Winner
2016 Botswana International   Doha Hany   Evelyn Siamupangila
  Ogar Siamupangila
21–16, 21–17   Winner
2017 Uganda International   Doha Hany   Evelyn Siamupangila
  Ogar Siamupangila
21–10, 21–10   Winner
2018 Algeria International   Doha Hany   Halla Bouksani
  Linda Mazri
21–19, 21–11   Winner
2018 Uganda International   Doha Hany   Evelyn Siamupangila
  Ogar Siamupangila
21–17, 21–18   Winner
2018 Cameroon International   Doha Hany   Louise Lisane Mbas
  Stella Joel Ngadjui
21–7, 21–9   Winner
2019 Uganda International   Doha Hany   Samin Abedkhojasteh
  Domou Amro
21–17, 12–21, 24–22   Winner
2019 Kenya International   Doha Hany   Vytaute Fomkinaite
  Gerda Voitechovskaja
15–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2019 Benin International   Doha Hany   Daniela Macías
  Dánica Nishimura
19–21, 21–18, 12–21   Runner-up
2019 Côte d'Ivoire International   Doha Hany   Samin Abedkhojasteh
  Sorayya Aghaei
20–22, 12–21   Runner-up
2019 Algeria International   Doha Hany   Daniela Macías
  Dánica Nishimura
13–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2019 Cameroon International   Doha Hany   Madeleine Carene Leticia Akoumba Ze
  Laeticia Guefack Ghomsi
21–6, 21–3   Winner
2019 Zambia International   Doha Hany   Nour Ahmed Youssri
  Jana Ashraf
21–9, 21–11   Winner
2020 Kenya International   Doha Hany   Palwasha Bashir
  Mahoor Shahzad
21–13, 21–17   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Mauritius International   Abdelrahman Kashkal   Dorian James
  Michelle Claire Edwards
16–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2011 Namibia International   Abdelrahman Kashkal   Luke Chong
  Victoria Na
21–14, 16–21, 22–20   Winner
2013 Uganda International   Abdelrahman Kashkal   Mahmoud El Sayad
  Nadine Ashraf
21–14, 15–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2013 Botswana International   Abdelrahman Kashkal   Sahir Edoo
  Yeldie Louison
15–21, 21–14, 21–17   Winner
2013 South Africa International   Abdelrahman Kashkal   Sahir Edoo
  Yeldie Louison
21–12, 21–19   Winner
2015 Egypt International   Abdelrahman Kashkal   Ahmed Salah
  Menna Eltanany
18–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2015 Zambia International   Abdelrahman Kashkal   Juma Muwowo
  Ogar Siamupangila
21–15, 21–8   Winner
2015 Botswana International   Abdelrahman Kashkal   Juma Muwowo
  Ogar Siamupangila
22–20, 21–14   Winner
2015 South Africa International   Abdelrahman Kashkal   Andries Malan
  Jennifer Fry
21–12, 19–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2016 Uganda International   Abdelrahman Kashkal   Mohd Naser Mansour Nayef
  Mazahreh Leina Fehmi
21–16, 16–21, 21–11   Winner
2016 Botswana International   Julien Paul   Anatoliy Yartsev
  Evgeniya Kosetskaya
12–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2018 Cameroon International   Ahmed Salah   Adham Hatem Elgamal
  Doha Hany
21–13, 15–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2019 Kenya International   Ahmed Salah   Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik
  Domou Amro
21–11, 10–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2019 Côte d'Ivoire International   Ahmed Salah   Howard Shu
  Paula Lynn Obañana
16–21, 14–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Hadia Hosny". www.olympic.org. Olympic Games. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Hadia Hosny Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ "زوجي سيدات الريشة يحصد ذهبية الألعاب الإفريقية" (in Arabic). Ministry of Youth and Sports. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. ^ Assistant lecturer Hadia Mohamed Hosny Elsaid Mohamed Tawfik Elsaid Archived 2022-11-15 at the Wayback Machine - website of the British University in Egypt
  5. ^ "Egyptian Olympian Hadia Hosny makes The BUE proud". www.bue.edu.eg. British University in Egypt. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Egypt's first ever Olympic badminton competitor to graduate from her 'second home'". www.bath.ac.uk. University of Bath. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Newsletter du Mois de Septembre 2013 Road to Rio". Africa Badminton. Badminton Confederation Africa. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Hadia Hosny Badminton Academy". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
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