Nagwa Ibrahim Saleh Ali (born 10 June 1975) is an Egyptian former racewalker.Nagwa Ali . All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06. She is the Egyptian record holder in the 20 kilometres walk with her time of 1:41:08 hours from 2002.Egyptian Records . Egyptian Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2016-03-06. She is a three-time African champion and represented Egypt at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup on four occasions.Nagwa Ibrahim Saleh Ali. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
Ali was among the foremost female walkers in Africa and among Arab countries during her career. She won three gold medals at the African Championships in Athletics, winning in 1998, 2002 and 2006. She was also runner-up in 1996 and 2000, finishing behind Algeria's Dounia Kara then Bahia Boussad.African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06. At the All-Africa Games she was twice a silver medallist, taking second place in the 5000 metres walk behind Kara in 1995, then finishing behind South Africa's Susan Vermeulen in the 10 kilometres walk in 1999.All-Africa Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
In Arab regional competition, she was a gold medallist at the 1998 Arab Athletics Championships and at the 1999 Pan Arab Games. As at African-level, she was runner-up twice to Kara at the Arab Championships (1993 and 1995).Al Batal Al Arabi(N°:38) . Arab Athletics Union. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.Al Batal Al Arabi(N°:42) . Arab Athletics Union. Retrieved on 2016-03-06. The last medals of her international career came in 2007, when she placed second behind Tunisia's Chaima Trabelsi at both the 2007 Arab Athletics Championships and the Pan Arab Games.Championnats arabes, Amman (Jordanie) 18-21/05. Africa Athle. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.Results November 2007 - Pan Arab Games. Athletics Africa. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
As a junior, she represented Egypt at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She was the champion at the 1994 Arab Junior Athletics Championships and runner-up at the 1994 African Junior Athletics Championships.African Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.Arab Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
International competitions 1993Arab ChampionshipsLatakia, Syria2nd10,000 m walk58:53.181994African Junior ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria2nd5000 m walk24:28.03World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal25th5000 m walk24:53.02Arab Junior ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia1st5000 m walk25:54.76 1995Arab ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt2nd10,000 m walk52:23.8All-Africa GamesHarare, Zimbabwe2nd5000 m walk24:25.31996African ChampionshipsYaoundé, Cameroon2nd5000 m walk24:05.401997World Race Walking CupPoděbrady, Czech Republic90th10 km walk49:511998Arab ChampionshipsTa'if, Saudi Arabia1st20 km walk52:19African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal1st5000 m walk24:28.421999World Race Walking CupMézidon-Canon, France99th20 km walk1:52:46All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa2nd10 km walk50:19Pan Arab GamesIrbid, Jordan1st10 km walk51:062000African ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria2nd10 km walk50:152001Francophonie GamesOttawa, Canada4th10,000 m walk47:27Mediterranean GamesRadès, Tunisia7th20 km walk1:45:542002World Race Walking CupTurin, Italy51st20 km walk1:41:08African ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia1st10 km walk49:262006World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain64th20 km walk1:46:42African ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius1st20 km walk1:43:222007Arab ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan2nd10 km walk51:16.6Pan Arab GamesCairo, Egypt2nd10,000 m walk55:14.6
National titles Egyptian Athletics ChampionshipsEgyptian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-06. 5000 m track walk: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 10 km road walk: 1993, 1996, 1997 10,000 metres: 1998, 1999
See also List of champions of the African Championships in Athletics
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