Yusra Mardini
Yusra Mardini in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | يسرى مارديني |
| Birth name | Yusra Mardini |
| Born | 5 March 1998 Darayya, Damascus, Syria |
| Occupation | competition swimmer |
| Years active | 2012 -2022 |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Syria |
| Sport | Freestyle swimming, Butterfly stroke |
| Coached by | Sven Spannekrebs |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | member of Refugee Olympic Team 2016 and 2020 |
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. 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.