Jana Aboelhasan (, born 29 September 2005) is an Egyptian

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which assigns the '' Code of Points'' used ...

. She was a member of the team who won gold at the 2022 African Championships. Additionally she represented Egypt at the inaugural Junior World Championships.

Personal life

Aboelhasan was born in

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in 2005.

Gymnastics career

2018–19

Aboelhasan competed at the

African Championships An African Championship is a top level international sports competition between Africa, African athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports club, sports clubs. List of championships ;Athletics * African ...

where she helped Egypt place first as a team in the junior division. Additionally she placed first on floor exercise. In September she competed at the Junior Mediterranean Championships where Egypt placed fourth as a team and individually she placed sixth in the all-around, eighth on vault, but won silver on balance beam. In 2019 Aboelhasan was selected to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside

Jana Mahmoud Jana Hani Ismail Mahmoud (; born 17 August 2004) is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. She won the all-around title at the 2024 African Championships and qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games. She is a two-time African champion on the floor exercise ...

and Salma Melige; they finished 24th as a team.

2022

Aboelhasan made her senior international debut at the

2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran 2022, was an international multi-sport event held from 25 June to 6 July 2022 in Oran, Algeria. Oran was announced as the host city at th ...

. She helped Egypt place sixth as a team. She next competed at the

where she helped Egypt place first as a team and qualify to the upcoming

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

. Individually she placed second in the all-around behind Caitlin Rooskrantz of South Africa, as well as second on balance beam and floor exercise behind compatriots Zeina Ibrahim and

respectively.

Competitive history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aboelhasan, Jana 2005 births Living people Egyptian female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts from Cairo Gymnasts at the 2022 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Egyptian sportswomen