Omnia Fakhry

Omnia Fakhry Draz (Arabic: أمنية فخرى دراز; born February 2, 1982, in Cairo) is an Egyptian modern pentathlete.^[1] Fakhry qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's modern pentathlon, along with her teammate Aya Medany. During the competition, Fakhry made a strong performance in the early rounds, when she finished fifth in pistol shooting, and eighteenth in a one-touch épée fencing. She placed second in the third heat in the 200 m freestyle swimming, but displayed a poor performance in the show jumping, when her horse Naonao repeatedly stopped short, veered left before the obstacles, and nearly tossed her over the barrier.^[2][3] In the end, Fakhry finished the event with cross-country running in thirtieth place, for a total score of 4,996 points.^[4]

Omnia Fakhry Draz

Personal information
Full name	Omnia Fakhry Draz
Nationality	Egypt
Born	(1982-02-02) 2 February 1982 (age 42) Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport	Modern pentathlon
Club	El Shams Club
Coached by	Makay Marek
Medal record Women's modern pentathlon Representing  Egypt World Championships 2006 Guatemala City Individual

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Omnia Fakhry Draz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
2. "Taormina's historic day tests strength, resolve". Team USA. 24 August 2008. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
3. "Women's Modern Pentathlon – Swimming". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
4. "Women's Modern Pentathlon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.

External links

• Omnia FAKHRY at UIPM (archived page from Pentathlon.org)
• NBC 2008 Olympics profile