Chirine Njeim (born 4 October 1984) is a

Lebanese Lebanese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Lebanese Republic * Lebanese people The Lebanese people ( ar, الشعب اللبناني / ALA-LC: ', ) are the people inhabiting or originating from Lebanon. The term may al ...

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether fo ...

and

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. She represented

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

in the

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains independence from Indonesia and ...

, 2006 and the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May Doan Nancy GreeneWayne Gr ...

, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Njeim started skiing at age 3. At 12, she went to France to train for 2 of years with a personal coach. She then moved to

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in the United States in ninth grade, when she was 13, to attend th
Rowmark Ski Academy
former home of U.S. Olympian

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. She went on to study at, and compete for, the

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. Njeim married Ronny Kamal, a Lebanese-American management consultant, in 2012 - the couple first met when they were seated together on a flight from Beirut to the United States in 2009. Since marrying the couple have lived in

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. Whilst in Chicago Njeim took up running, completing the

2012 Chicago Marathon The 2012 Chicago Marathon was the 35th edition of the annual marathon race in Chicago, Illinois and was held on Sunday, October 7. An IAAF Gold Label Road Race, it was the fourth and final World Marathon Majors event to be held that year. Tsegay ...

in 3 hours 7 minutes and the 2013 edition of the race in 3:05.4. At the

2015 Chicago Marathon The 2015 Chicago Marathon was the 38th edition of the Chicago Marathon, held in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, October 11. The elite men's race was won by Kenyan Dickson Chumba in a time of 2:09:25 hours and the women's race was won by another Kenya ...

she posted a time of 2:46.41, placing her 29th among the women in the field. At the 2016 Houston Marathon, she completed the course in 2:44.14, securing herself a place on the Lebanese team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She finished the 2016 Olympic Marathon in 109th place with a time of 2:51.08.

2002 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

2016 Summer Olympics

References

External links

Torino 2006 Official SiteVancouver 2010 Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Njeim, Chirine 1984 births Living people Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Lebanese female alpine skiers Lebanese female marathon runners Olympic alpine skiers of Lebanon Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Lebanon Female marathon runners Lebanese female athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Lebanon