Giana Farouk
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| Born | 10 December 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 61 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giana Mohamed Farouk Lotfy (born 10 December 1994) is an Egyptian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2] She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the World Karate Championships.[3] She is also a gold medalist in her event at the African Games, the Islamic Solidarity Games and the Mediterranean Games.
Career[edit]
She won the gold medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.[4][5]
In 2018, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[6] In that same year, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[7][8]
She won the gold medal in her event at the 2019 African Karate Championships held in Gaborone, Botswana.[9] She represented Egypt at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 61 kg event.[10]
She represented Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate.[11][12]
She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2]
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 1st | Kumite 61 kg |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | Kumite 61 kg | |
| 2014 | World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 1st | Kumite 61 kg |
| 1st | Team kumite | |||
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | Kumite 61 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 1st | Kumite 61 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 2nd | Kumite 61 kg |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Kumite 61 kg | |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 3rd | Kumite 61 kg |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Kumite 61 kg |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Barker, Philip (6 August 2021). "World champion Kiyuna wins first men's Olympic kata title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "2014 World Karate Championships Results" (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (13 August 2016). "Agier lays down marker with victory over rival Buchinger at World University Karate Championship". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "2018 Mediterranean Games" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "2019 African Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
External links[edit]
- Giana Mohamed Farouk at KarateRec.com
- Giana Mohamed Farouk at Olympedia
- Giana Lotfy – World Karate Federation ranking
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Egyptian female karateka
- African Games medalists in karate
- African Games gold medalists for Egypt
- African Games bronze medalists for Egypt
- Competitors at the 2015 African Games
- Competitors at the 2019 African Games
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Karateka at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in karate
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Egypt
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Egypt
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate
- Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic karateka for Egypt
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in karate
- Olympic bronze medalists for Egypt
- 21st-century Egyptian women
- 21st-century Egyptian people
- Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Egypt