| Farida Hussein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| فريدة حسين | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Foffa, Foufy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | 
Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 2006 Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2022- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Maadi Sporting and Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Noha Hossam, Mayar Ragab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Farida Hussein ( Arabic: فريدة حسين born 7 February 2006 ) is an Egyptian rhythmic gymnast. [1] She is a multiple time African champion.
Farida took up rhythmic gymnastics at age 3, after seeing the sport at a training hall while accompanying her sister who practised artistic gymnastics. [2]
At the 2022 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Cairo, Farida won gold in teams, with hoop and clubs as well as silver in the All-Around and with ball and ribbon. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
At the 2023 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moka she won gold in teams and ribbon, bronze with hoop and ball. [8] [9] [10] [11]
In 2024 she was incorporated into the senior group winning gold in the All-Around, along Johara Eldeeb, Abeer Ramadan, Lamar Behairi and Amina Sobeih, at the African Championships in Kigali, thus earning a quota for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [12] [13]
- ^ "HUSSEIN Farida - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "Egyptian rhythmic gymnasts poised to leap onto Olympic stage in Paris". International Gymnast Magazine Online. 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "2022 African Championships Teams" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "2022 African Championships All-Around" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-12.
- ^ "2022 Hoop Final" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "2022 Clubs Final" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "2022 Ribbon Final" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "Team Medalists at the 17th Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championship". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Hoop Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Ball Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Ribbon Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Senior Groups All-Around Medalists at the 18th Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championships". African Gymnastics Union. 26 April 2024.
- ^ "With a full slate of Olympians for Paris, Egyptian Gymnastics is starting to soar". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
| Farida Hussein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| فريدة حسين | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Foffa, Foufy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 2006 Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2022- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Maadi Sporting and Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Noha Hossam, Mayar Ragab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Farida Hussein ( Arabic: فريدة حسين born 7 February 2006 ) is an Egyptian rhythmic gymnast. [1] She is a multiple time African champion.
Farida took up rhythmic gymnastics at age 3, after seeing the sport at a training hall while accompanying her sister who practised artistic gymnastics. [2]
At the 2022 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Cairo, Farida won gold in teams, with hoop and clubs as well as silver in the All-Around and with ball and ribbon. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
At the 2023 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moka she won gold in teams and ribbon, bronze with hoop and ball. [8] [9] [10] [11]
In 2024 she was incorporated into the senior group winning gold in the All-Around, along Johara Eldeeb, Abeer Ramadan, Lamar Behairi and Amina Sobeih, at the African Championships in Kigali, thus earning a quota for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [12] [13]
- ^ "HUSSEIN Farida - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "Egyptian rhythmic gymnasts poised to leap onto Olympic stage in Paris". International Gymnast Magazine Online. 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "2022 African Championships Teams" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "2022 African Championships All-Around" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-12.
- ^ "2022 Hoop Final" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "2022 Clubs Final" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "2022 Ribbon Final" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "Team Medalists at the 17th Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championship". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Hoop Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Ball Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Ribbon Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Senior Groups All-Around Medalists at the 18th Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championships". African Gymnastics Union. 26 April 2024.
- ^ "With a full slate of Olympians for Paris, Egyptian Gymnastics is starting to soar". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-07-17.