Nadia Mohamed Ali (born 27 July 1974) is an Egyptian powerlifter. She has represented Egypt at the Summer Paralympics five times, in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016 and 2024. In her first three appearances there, she had won a medal. She has also appeared in the World Para Powerlifting Championships six times, winning four medals.
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| Born | 27 July 1974 Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
editNadia Ali was born in Cairo, on 27 July 1974. She attended Cairo University, where she obtained a degree in history.[1]
Career
editAli began her powerlifting career in 1997. Making her debut at the World Para Powerlifting Championships in 1998, she won the gold medal in the 67.5kg category. At the 2000 Summer Paralympics, she won the bronze medal in the -67.5 kg category.[2] After winning a bronze medal in the 2002 World Championships, she competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics, where she won the silver medal in the +82.5 kg event, a feat she repeated four years later.[2]
At the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Ali won the silver medal in the women's +86 kg event.[3] She then competed in the 2019 and 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships, where she finished in fitfh place in both.[4][5] In 2023, Ali won the silver medal in her event at the 2023 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[6] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, she won her fourth Paralympic medal by winning the bronze medal in the +86 kg event.[7][8]
Personal life
editAli is the mother of two sons.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Nadia Ali". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Nadia Ali". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Women's up to 61kg Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 July 2019.
- ^ "2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Dubai 2023: Emotional victories for Onyinyechi and Degtyarev". International Paralympic Committee. 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Nadia Ali Wins Egypt's Final Medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games". Egyptian Streets. 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria's Oluwafemiayo breaks para-powerlifting record, wins gold medal". Vanguard News. 8 September 2024.
