Amro El Geziry
Personal information
Born (1986-11-19) 19 November 1986
Cairo, Egypt[1]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubEl Shams Sporting Club
U.S. Army
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Warsaw Individual
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Relay

Amro Abdulrahman Ali El-Geziry (born 19 November 1986) is an 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

El-Geziry is married to the American Olympic modern pentathlete Isabella Isaksen.[1][4] In June 2017 El-Geziry joined the United States Army.[5] He is currently a sergeant.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ "Amro El Geziry London 2012". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ↑ OlympicTalk (17 June 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Ramsey, David (29 June 2016). "Ramsey: Isaksen sisters will chase Olympic gold, side by side, in Rio". Colorado Springs. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. ↑
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