Jana Hani Ismail Mahmoud (Arabic: جنى محمود; born 17 August 2004) is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. She won the all-around title at the 2024 African Championships and qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games. She is a two-time African champion on the floor exercise (2022, 2024) and is the 2022 African vault champion. She helped the Egyptian team win the team titles at the 2022 and 2024 African Championships. She represented Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Jana Mahmoud
جنى محمود
Personal information
Full nameJana Hani Ismail Mahmoud
Country represented Egypt
Born (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004 (age 20)
Giza, Egypt
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2018–present (EGY)
ClubEgyptian Shooting Club
Head coach(es)Mahmoud Sayed, Salma Al-Saeed
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Vault
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Floor exercise
Gold medal – first place 2024 Marrakesh Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Marrakesh All-around
Gold medal – first place 2024 Marrakesh Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 2023 Pretoria Team

Early life

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Mahmoud was born in Giza in 2004.[1] Her older brother Seifaldeen Ismael has represented Egypt internationally in parkour and trampoline gymnastics, including at the 2022 Parkour World Championships.[2]

Junior gymnastics career

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Mahmoud finished 11th in the all-around at the 2017 Egyptian Championships.[3]

2018

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Mahmoud competed at the Stella Zakharova Cup where she finished eighth in the all-around and won a silver medal on the balance beam and a bronze medal on the floor exercise.[4] She next competed at the 2018 African Championships where she helped Egypt place first as a team in the junior division. Individually, she placed first in the all-around and second on uneven bars and balance beam.[5]

2019

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Mahmoud began the season at the Asian Junior Cup and won the gold medals in the all-around, vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise.[6] She was selected to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Jana Aboelhasan and Salma Melige. They finished 24th as a team,[7] and Mahmoud finished 51st in the all-around.[8] Then at the Mediterranean Championships, she placed fourth in the all-around and on the balance beam, and she won the gold medal on the floor exercise.[9] She finished the year competing at the Voronin Cup and won a silver medal in the all-around. In the event finals, she won another silver medal on the floor exercise, and she placed fifth on the uneven bars and eighth on the vault and balance beam.[10]

Vault
Uneven bars
Balance beam
Floor exercise

Senior gymnastics career

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Mahmoud became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2020 but did not compete until 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

2021

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Mahmoud made her senior debut at the African Championships where she recorded the third-highest all-around score but did not place due to teammates Zeina Ibrahim and Farah Hussein scoring higher.[11] She next competed at the Doha World Cup where she placed seventh on the uneven bars and sixth on the floor exercise.[12] She could not compete at the World Championships due to an injury.[1]

2022

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Mahmoud was selected to compete at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. She helped Egypt place sixth as a team,[13] and individually, she placed sixth in the all-around. She also finished sixth in the vault event final.[14] She next competed at the African Championships where she helped Egypt place first as a team and qualify to the upcoming World Championships. Individually, she placed first on vault and floor exercise.[15] She was injured during the warmups at the World Championships,[1] and the Egyptian team finished 22nd in the qualification round.[16]

2023

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Mahmoud began the season at the Doha World Cup and finished eighth on the uneven bars.[17] She competed with the Egyptian team that won a silver medal at the African Championships.[18] She then won a silver medal on the floor exercise at the Pharaoh’s Cup.[19] Although Egypt did not qualify as a team for the World Championships, Mahmoud qualified to compete on the uneven bars through her World Cup series results.[20] She scored 11.533 and placed 115th in the qualification round.[21]

2024

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Mahmoud finished eighth on the floor exercise at the Cairo World Cup.[22] She then finished fourth on the floor exercise at the Doha World Cup.[23] At the African Championships, she won the all-around title and secured qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games. Additionally, she won gold medals with the Egyptian team and on floor exercise.[24] At the 2024 Olympic Games Mahmoud finished fifty-eighth during qualifications and did not advance to any finals.[1]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017 Egyptian Championships 11
2018 Stella Zakharova Cup 6 8    
African Championships         4
2019
Junior World Championships 24 51
Mediterranean Championships 4 4 4  
Voronin Cup   8 5 8  
Senior
2021 Doha World Cup 7 6
2022 Mediterranean Games 6 6 6
African Championships      
World Championships 22
2023 Doha World Cup 8
African Championships  
Pharaoh’s Cup  
World Championships 115
2024 Cairo World Cup 8
Doha World Cup 4
African Championships      
RomGym Trophy 7 4
Olympic Games 58

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mahmoud Jana - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ "Ismael Seifeldeen - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (10 March 2017). "2017 Egyptian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (2 April 2018). "2018 Stella Zakharova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 May 2018). "2018 African Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Hopkins, Lauren (22 October 2020). "Jana Mahmoud". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ "1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Gyor (HUN), 27 June - 30 June 2019 Women's Team Final Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 June 2019. p. 4. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ "1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Gyor (HUN), 27 June - 30 June 2019 Women's All-Around Final Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 June 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 October 2019). "2019 Mediterranean Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (2 December 2019). "2019 Voronin Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. ^ "زينة إبراهيم لاعبة الجمباز تتأهل لأولمبياد طوكيو" [Zaina Ibrahim, gymnast, qualifies for the Tokyo Olympics]. Al-Shorouk (in Arabic). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Apparatus Olympic Qualifications Conclude In Doha, Qatar". International Gymnast Magazine. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  13. ^ Crumlish, John (28 June 2022). "Egyptian gymnasts making modern history as they target Paris 2024". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  14. ^ Crumlish, John (3 July 2022). "Italian women, Turkish men dominate Mediterranean Games". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  15. ^ Crumlish, John (12 July 2022). "Rooskrantz, Afify win senior all-around gold as Egypt sweeps team titles at African Championships". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  16. ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Women's Team Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 October 2022. p. 6. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (5 March 2023). "2023 Doha World Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  18. ^ "South Africa Takes Team Title at 17th African Artistic Gymnastics Championships". Gymnastics South Africa. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  19. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (23 August 2023). "2023 Pharaoh's Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  20. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (23 September 2023). "The 2023 World Championships WAG Team Master List". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  21. ^ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Women's Uneven Bars Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 1 October 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  22. ^ "FIG Apparatus World Cup Cairo, Egypt 15-18 February 2024 WAG Finals Floor Exercise" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  23. ^ "16th FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup Doha, Qatar Women Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Final" (PDF). Italian Gymnastics Federation. International Gymnastics Federation. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  24. ^ Bregman, Scott (10 May 2024). "Jana Mahmoud, Omar Mohamed Earn Paris Quotas at African Championships". Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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