Dr. Rania Elwani (Egyptian Arabic: رانيا علوانى; born 14 October 1977)[1] is an Egyptian Olympic and former African Record holding swimmer. She swam for Egypt at 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics.
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Full name | Rania Amr Mostafa Elwani رانیا عمرو مصطفي علواني | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Giza, Egypt | 14 October 1977||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Al Ahly SC | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | SMU Mustangs (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Education
editShe attended and swam for the USA's Southern Methodist University from 1997 to 1999. She later obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Misr University for Science and Technology in 2004, and a Master of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from Ain Shams University in 2014.[2] She also had a Sports Management Diploma from the International Centre for Sports Studies, Switzerland in September 2009, and a Healthcare and Hospital Management Diploma from the American University in Cairo in 2015.[2]
Career
editIn 2004, she became a member of the International Olympic Committee.[1] In 2010, she became a member of the Athlete Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).[3]
She is a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a group of more than 90 famous elite created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H Prince Albert II. This group of top level champions, wish to make sport a tool for dialogue and social cohesion.[4]
Awards
edit- Order of Merit of First Class for Sports
- Egypt's Athlete of the year: 1991–1998
- Arab Athlete of the Games, Jordan: 1999
- The Arab Sports Federations Order of Merit for Sport: 1997
- The Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Award for Sports Excellence: 2014
- The International Fairplay Award, Italy: 2010
- source:[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Elwani's bio page from the website of the International Olympic Committee; retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ a b c "Rania Elwani". almentor.net.
- ^ Athlete Committee page Archived 15 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine from the WADA website; retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ "The Champions for Peace". peace-sport.org.