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Yusra Mardini

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Yusra Mardini is a Syrian competitive swimmer born on March 5, 1998, in Damascus. She resides in Berlin and is a member of the sports team Wasserfreunde Spandau 04. Mardini competes in the butterfly stroke and front crawl disciplines, representing Syria in international events. She has participated in the women's 100 metre freestyle and 100 metre butterfly events at the 2016 Summer Olympics, as well as the women's 100 metre butterfly at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Mardini is affiliated with the Olympic Athlete program and holds the honorific suffix OLY. She speaks Spanish and English and practices Islam. Her sibling is Sara Mardini. Mardini has authored works including *Swimmers* and *Mariposa / Butterfly*.

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Works
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  • Swimmers
  • Mariposa / Butterfly
  • Butterfly

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Key facts

Native name
يسرى مارديني
Born
Yusra Mardini , ( 1998-03-05 ) 5 March 1998 (age 28) , Darayya , Damascus , Syria
Occupation
competition swimmer
Years active
2012–2022
Height
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Country
Syria
Sport
Freestyle swimming , Butterfly stroke
Coached by
Sven Spannekrebs and Radwan Obeidat
Olympic finals
member of Refugee Olympic Team 2016 and 2020

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Encyclopedic overview

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 first ever Refugee Olympic Athletes Team (ROT) that competed under the Olympic flag at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. On 27 April 2017, Mardini was appointed a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. She also competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with the Refugee Olympic Team (EOR). She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023, alongside her sister, Sarah.

Early life

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