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.
| Jana Abdelsalam جانا عبد السلام | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jana Abdelsalam | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 2006 Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2019–present (EGY) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Mahmoud Sayed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Salma Al-Saeed | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life edit
Gymnastics career edit
2019 edit
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.[2]
2022 edit
Abdelsalam competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. She helped Egypt place sixth as a team.[3] 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.[4] At the World Championships Abdelsalam helped Egypt finish twenty-second during qualifications, which was their best team finish at a World Championships.[5]
2023 edit
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.[6] At the World Championships Abdelsalam finished 112th during qualifications.[7]
Competitive history edit
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | |||||||
| 2019 | Mediterranean Championships | 4 | 7 | 5 |  |
||
| Voronin Cup | 6 | 4 | |||||
| Senior | |||||||
| 2022 | Cairo World Cup | 6 | |||||
| Mediterranean Games | 6 | 14 | |||||
| African Championships |  |
 |
6 | ||||
| World Championships | 22 | 60 | |||||
| 2023 | Doha World Cup | 4 | |||||
| Cairo World Cup | 8 | ||||||
| African Championships | |
|
|||||
| Pharaoh's Cup | 4 | |
|||||
| World Championships | 112 | ||||||
| 2024 | Antalya Challenge Cup | 6 | |||||
References edit
- ^ "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.