Giana Farouk

Giana Mohamed Farouk (born 10 December 1994) is an Egyptian karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the World Karate Championships. She is also a gold medalist in her event at the African Games, the Islamic Solidarity Games and the Mediterranean Games.

Giana Farouk

Personal information
Born	10 December 1994
Sport
Country	Egypt
Sport	Karate
Weight class	61 kg
Medal record Women's karate Representing  Egypt World Championships 2014 Bremen Kumite 61 kg 2014 Bremen Team kumite 2016 Linz Kumite 61 kg 2016 Linz Team kumite 2018 Madrid Kumite 61 kg 2018 Madrid Team kumite African Games 2015 Brazzaville Kumite 61 kg 2019 Rabat Kumite 61 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2013 Palembang Kumite 61 kg Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Kumite 61 kg 2018 Tarragona Kumite 61 kg

She is scheduled to represent Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate.[1][2]

Career

In 2018, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[3] In that same year, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[4][5]

In 2019, she represented Egypt at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 61 kg event.[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	1st	Kumite 61 kg
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	2nd	Kumite 61 kg
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	3rd	Kumite 61 kg

References

1. "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
2. Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
3. "2018 Mediterranean Games" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
4. "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
5. "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
6. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

External links

• Giana Mohamed Farouk at KarateRec.com