Youssef Selim (born 14 December 1997) is an Egyptian diver. He became one of the first divers to represent Egypt in an Olympic tournament since the country's appearance in Los Angeles thirty-two years earlier, finishing as Africa's top-ranked springboard diver at the 2015 FINA World Championships to secure the country's Olympic berth for Rio 2016. Selim currently trains as a member of the swimming and diving team at the Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, under the tutelage of head coach Mark Bradshaw.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Youssef Selim |
| Born | 14 December 1997 Cairo, Egypt |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Sport | Diving |
| Event(s) | Springboard, platform |
| College team | Arizona State University |
| Updated on 29 August 2015. | |
Selim was selected by the Egyptian Olympic Committee to compete in the men's 3 m springboard at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3] There, he collected a total of 360.95 points to secure a twenty-fifth spot from a pool of 28 registered divers in the prelims stage, failing to advance further to the semifinals.[4][5]
In January 2022, he became engaged to Montana Gilletti, a diver from Northern Arizona University.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Youssef Selim". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Totri, Anthony (24 February 2017). "Women stay strong, but fall behind on first two days of Pac-12 Swim and Dive Championships". The State Press. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Ortegon, Karl (6 July 2016). "2016 Rio Olympics Diving Entry List Released, 135 to Compete". SwimSwam. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Diving: Men's 3m Springboard Prelims". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "ريو 2016.. يوسف سليم يحتل المركز 25 في منافسات الغطس" [Rio 2016: Youssef Selim finished twenty-fifth in the springboard diving competition] (in Arabic). Al-Bawaba. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Youssef's Engagement Post". Instagram. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
External links edit
- Youssef Selim – Arizona State University athlete profile at TheSunDevils.com
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