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Yusra Mardini
Syrian competition swimmer (born 1998)
Yusra Mardini (Arabic: يسرى مارديني; born 5 March 1998) is a Syrian former competition swimmer and refugee of the Syrian civil war.
She was a member of the Refugee Olympic Athletes Team (ROT) that competed under the Olympic flag at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1] On 27 April 2017, Mardini was appointed a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.[2] She also competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with the Refugee Olympic Team (EOR).[3] She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023, alongside her sister, Sarah.[4]
Early life
Mardini was born to a Sunni Syrian family.
Growing up in Damascus, Syria,[5] Mardini trained in swimming with the support of the Syrian Olympic Committee.[6] In 2012, she represented Syria in the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)200 metre individual medley, 200 metre freestyle a