| Jana Abdelsalam جانا عبد السلام | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jana Abdelsalam | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 (age 19) Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2019–present (EGY) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Mahmoud Sayed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Salma Al-Saeed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jana Abdelsalam (Arabic: جانا عبد السلام, born 3 January 2006) is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the team who won gold at the 2022 African Championships.
Personal life
Abdelsalam was born in Cairo in 2006.
Gymnastics career
2019
Abdelsalam competed at the 2019 Junior Mediterranean Championships where she placed seventh in the all-around and helped Egypt finish fourth as a team. She won silver on the uneven bars behind Kaylia Nemour.
2022
Abdelsalam competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. She helped Egypt place sixth as a team. 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 third in the all-around behind Caitlin Rooskrantz of South Africa and teammate Jana Aboelhasan. At the World Championships Abdelsalam helped Egypt finish twenty-second during qualifications, which was their best team finish at a World Championships.
2023
Abdelsalam competed at the African Championships where she helped Egypt take the silver medal behind South Africa. Individually she placed third in the all-around which earned her an individual berth to the 2023 World Championships. At the World Championships Abdelsalam finished 112th during qualifications.
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| Junior | |||||||
| 2019 | Mediterranean Championships | 4 | 7 | 5 |  |
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| Voronin Cup | 6 | 4 | |||||
| Senior | |||||||
| 2022 | Cairo World Cup | 6 | |||||
| Mediterranean Games | 6 | 14 | |||||
| African Championships |  |
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6 | ||||
| World Championships | 22 | 60 | |||||
| 2023 | Doha World Cup | 4 | |||||
| Cairo World Cup | 8 | ||||||
| African Championships | |
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| Pharaoh's Cup | 4 | |
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| World Championships | 112 | ||||||
| 2024 | Antalya Challenge Cup | 6 | |||||
References
- "Abdelsalam Jana". International Gymnastics Federation.
- "2019 Mediterranean Championships Results". The Gymternet. October 1, 2019.
- "Women's Artistic Gymnastics – Results – Women's Qualifications and Team final" (PDF). Oran 2022. 26 June 2022.
- "Rooskrantz, Afify win senior all-around gold as Egypt sweeps team titles at African Championships". International Gymnast. July 12, 2022.
- "The WAG Record Breakers in Liverpool". The Gymternet. November 6, 2022.
- "South Africa Takes Team Title at 17th African Artistic Gymnastics Championships". Gymnastics South Africa. 26 May 2023.
- "2023 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. October 11, 2023.