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Yusra Mardini OLY (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]
Nov 10, 2022 · Forced to flee war-torn Syria in 2015 in search of a new life, she almost died on the treacherous boat journey over to Europe. After settling in Germany, the talented swimmer made her way back to the pool, and one year later was selected to represent the first IOC Refugee Olympic Team at Rio 2016.
Jul 19, 2024 · Since making her Olympic debut aged 18, Mardini has become a powerful voice for displaced people worldwide. Her dramatic journey from Syria to Europe made headlines during the Rio 2016 Games, and Netflix turned her story into an acclaimed movie.
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May 3, 2024 · The now-retired swimmer, and two-time Olympian, has seen her story well documented, even becoming a Netflix movie. From fleeing war-torn Syria with her sister Sarah to competing at Rio 2016 and then being a flag bearer at Tokyo 2020, it is a tale of real courage and resilience.
Dec 15, 2023 · The refugee, Olympian, model, student and philanthropist is on a mission to give displaced people a brighter future. Yusra Mardini © Stefan Armbruster. Rosanna Dodds. Photography by Stefan ...
About Yusra. Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini was appointed the youngest-ever Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in April 2017, aged just nineteen. By sharing her inspiring story, Yusra has become a powerful voice for forcibly displaced people worldwide.
Jun 26, 2023 · Yusra Mardini, the famed Syrian swimmer who competed at the Olympics for the Refugee Olympic Team announced her retirement from competitive swimming.