Valerie Rose Tarazi (Arabic: فاليري روز ترزي; born 9 October 1999) is a Palestinian American swimmer who represents Palestine internationally. She participated in the 2023 Arab Games held in Algeria, and won two gold, three silver, and one bronze medal,[3] making her the highest yielding medalist in the games.[citation needed] She holds the Palestinian record in the 50m and 100m backstroke, 50m, 100m, and 200m breaststroke, and the 50m butterfly.[citation needed] She will compete for Palestine at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she also served as flagbearer alongside boxer Wasim Abusal.[4]
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| Native name | فاليري ترزي | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Valerie Rose Tarazi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 October 1999[2] Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Palestine | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early and personal life
editTarazi was born in Illinois, U.S., to an Orthodox Christian family originating from Gaza, where she has relatives. She grew up in her birth state and graduated from Auburn University. She took up swimming at the age of 3.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Valerie Rose TARAZI | Results | AQUA Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Val Tarazi - Player Profile - Swimming". Eurosport. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Result Arab games 2023". results.arabgames2023.dz. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Pick, Oscar (26 July 2024). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Abdalla, Jihan (11 August 2023). "Meet the Palestinian swimmers in the diaspora making a splash for their team". The National. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Chen, Meredith (28 July 2024). "Palestine's Olympians: amid Gaza onslaught, 8 athletes hope to bring smiles from Paris". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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