Heba Khaled El Bourini

Heba Khaled El Bourini
Born (1994-08-25) August 25, 1994 (age 30)
Cairo, Egypt
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
Country represented Egypt
Years on national team2009 - 2015
LevelInternational Elite
ClubGezira Club
Retiredyes
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
Rhythmic Gymnastics
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Cairo All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2010 Walvis Bay Ball

Heba Khaled El Bourini (born 25 August 1994) is a retired Egyptian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represented her country in international competitions.

Biography

Heba studied at the English Modern School in Cairo. Her mother was a gymnast as well as her grandfather Lotaif Mahgoub, a pioneer of Egyptian gymnastics in the 1930s.[2] She was described as a future champion as young as 12 years old while she was training for Gezira Club.[3]

She won gold at the 2007 Arab Games in her native Cairo.[4] In 2009 she was crowned junior champion at the African Championships.[5][6]

In 2010 she was selected for her maiden World Championships in Moscow, being 71st in the All-Around, 73rd with rope, 82nd with hoop, 91st with ball, 53rd with ribbon and 29th in teams.[7] That year she also won gold with ball at the African Championships in Walvis Bay.[8]

In 2015 she competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart as a member of the group, finishing 22nd in the All-Around, 22nd with 5 ribbons and 22nd with 6 clubs & 2 hoops.[9]

References

  1. ^ "ELBOURINI Heba Khaled - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  2. ^ Amr Al-Ansari (10 February 2010). "هبة البورينى بطلة الجمباز العالمية التى لايعرفها الإعلام المصرى". masress.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Beating the best". 2024-05-11. Archived from the original on 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  4. ^ "Union Africaine de Gymnastique - DES GESTES QUI SAUVENT UNE CARRIERE SPORTIVE". 2008-04-11. Archived from the original on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  5. ^ "Union Africaine de Gymnastique - UNE ETOILE EST NEE". 2009-02-14. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  6. ^ "9th African Championships 2009". gymnasticsresults.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  7. ^ "2010 World Championships" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  8. ^ "10th African Gymnastics Championships 2012 Rhythmic Gymnastics Results". www.yumpu.com. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  9. ^ "2015 World Championships". gym.longinestiming.com.