Amro El Geziry
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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.png){kind=small} United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | El Shams Sporting Club U.S. Army WCAP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amro El Geziry (Egyptian Arabic: عمرو الجزيرى; 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
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
- 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
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