Arab Athletes Who Won Medals At the Paris 2024 Olympics

by Alexandra Mansilla

Arab Athletes Who Won Medals At the Paris 2024 Olympics

12 Aug 2024

Yesterday, the 2024 Paris Olympics officially came to a close, with the Olympic flag being passed on to the next host city, Los Angeles. As always, these Games were full of triumphs, defeats, and... yes, even memes. Let's quickly look back at some of those moments before we get into the more serious stuff.

There was Yusuf Dikec, who casually approached the shooting range wearing regular glasses, one hand in his pocket, and aimed his pistol at the target — no protective headphones, no fancy gear. And guess what? He won a silver medal.

And, of course, who could forget Snoop Dogg and the torch?

Oh, and that cat that somehow managed to interfere with an athlete…

But today, let's focus on the Arab athletes who delivered outstanding performances and took home medals.

Gold Medalists

Ahmed El Gendy (Egypt) — Gold in Modern Pentathlon.

He also set an Olympic record in the event with 1,555 points in the final.

Instagram: @ahmedelgendy00_

Winfred Yavi (Bahrain) — Gold in Women's 3000 m Steeplechase.

She broke the Olympic record with a time of 8:52.76.

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images. Source: olympics.com

Soufiane El Bakkali (Morocco) — Gold in Men's 3000 m Steeplechase, earning back-to-back Olympic titles in this event.

Instagram: @soufianeelbakkaliofficiel

Imane Khelif (Algeria) — Gold in Women's Boxing (66kg).

Instagram: @imane_khelif_10

Firas Kattoussi (Tunisia) — Gold in Men’s Taekwondo Welterweight (-80kg) division.

Instagram: @kattoussi_firas

Kaylia Nemour (Algeria) — Gold in the Women's Artistic Gymnastics.

She became the first Algerian gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal, a remarkable achievement that added to Algeria's medal tally at the Games.

Instagram: @kaylianemour

Silver Medalists

Salwa Eid Naser (Bahrain) — Silver in Women's 400 m.

Instagram: @salwa_eidnaser

Fares Ferjani (Tunisia) — Silver in Men's Individual Saber Fencing.

Instagram: @ferjani.fares

Zaid Mustafa (Jordan) — Silver in Taekwondo (under-68 kg).

Instagram: @zaidkareem_

Sara Ahmed (Egypt) — Silver in Women's Weightlifting (81 kg).

Instagram: @sarasamir76kg

Bronze Medalists

Mohamed El Sayed (Egypt) — Bronze in Men's Épée Fencing.

Instagram: @_supermooo

Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi (Tunisia) — Bronze in Men's Taekwondo (-58 kg).

Instagram: @med_khalil_jendoubi

Gor Minasyan (Bahrain) — Bronze in Men's Weightlifting (102+kg).

Photo by Lars Baron/2024 Getty Images. Source: olympics.com

Djamel Sedjati (Algeria) — Bronze in Men's 800 m.

Instagram: @djamel_sedjati

Morocco’s Football Team — Bronze in Men's Football, marking their first Olympic football medal.

Instagram: @equipedumaroc

Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) — Bronze in Men's High Jump

Instagram: @mutaz.barshim

by Alexandra Mansilla