Malak El-Nasser
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ملك الناصر |
| National team |  Syria |
| Born | January 19, 1954 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Syria |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Updated on 17 July 2017. | |
Malak El-Nasser (Arabic: ملك الناصر; born January 19, 1954) is a Syrian Olympic athlete. She represented Syria in 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1] She is the first Syrian woman ever to participate in the Olympics.[2][3]
Olympic participation[edit]
München 1972[edit]
El-Nasser the youngest and the only female participant for Syria in that tournament aged 18 years and 225 days then.[4]
Athletics – Women's 800 metres – Round One El-Nasser failed to qualify the first round to semi-finals and finished last in her heat in round one.[5]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nijolė Sabaitė |  Soviet Union |
4 | 2:01.50 |
| 2 | Abby Hoffman |  Canada |
5 | 2:01.57 |
| 3 | Maria Sykora |  Austria |
7 | 2:01.82 |
| 4 | Gisela Ellenberger |  West Germany |
1 | 2:01.92 |
| 5 | Maritta Politz |  East Germany |
3 | 2:02.40 |
| 6 | Margaret Coomber |  Great Britain |
2 | 2:02.99 |
| 7 | Emesia Chizunga |  Malawi |
6 | 2:19.22 |
| - | Malak El-Nasser |  Syria |
8 | DNF |
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Malak El-Nasser". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Syria". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "مشاركة سورية ضئيلة في اولمبياد 2008". www.middle-east-online.com (in Arabic). 25 July 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Syria at the 1972 München Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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