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| Native name | عمرو عبد الرحمن علي الجزيري | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Amro Abdulrahman Ali El-Geziry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Egyptian / American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 November 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Egypt United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | El Shams Sporting Club U.S. Army WCAP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amro El Geziry (born 19 November 1986) is an Egyptian American modern pentathlete. He competed for Egypt at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics and placed 32nd, 33rd and 25th, respectively.[2] His brothers, Emad and Omar, are also Olympic pentathletes.[1]
In June 2021, he qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
Personal life
[edit]In May 2014, El Geziry married fellow pentathlete Isabella Isaksen. The pair joined the army in 2017 and were selected for the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amro El-Geziry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Amro El Geziry". London 2012 Olympics. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ OlympicTalk (17 June 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ↑ "Modern love: Pentathlon couple balances training, military". NBC Sports. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
External links
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Media related to Amro El Geziry at Wikimedia Commons
- Amro El Geziry at UIPM
- Amro El Geziry at Olympics.com
- Amro El-Geziry at Olympedia
- Amro El-Geziry at InterSportStats
- Amro ElGeziry at Team USA (archive)
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Egyptian male modern pentathletes
- Olympic modern pentathletes for Egypt
- Modern pentathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- American male modern pentathletes
- Olympic modern pentathletes for the United States
- Modern pentathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in modern pentathlon
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in modern pentathlon
- Modern pentathletes at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- American military Olympians
- U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program personnel
- United States Army non-commissioned officers
- World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists
- Egyptian emigrants to the United States
- Sportspeople from Cairo
- 21st-century American sportsmen