Omneya Abdel Kawy
Omneya Abdel Kawy 
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| Omneya Abdel Kawy in March 2010 | |
| Nationality: |
 Egypt
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| Birthday: | August 15, 1985 |
| Size: | 166 cm |
| Weight: | 68 kg |
| 1st professional season: | 1999 |
| Resignation: | 2018 |
| Playing hand: | Right |
| Trainer: | Hisham Attar, Mohammed Abbas |
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| Career title: | 8th |
| Career finals: | 32 |
| Best placement: | 4 (October 2010) |
| Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links ) | |
Omneya Abdel Kawy ( Arabic أمنية عبد القوي, DMG Umniyya ʿAbd al-Qawī ; * August 15, 1985 in Cairo ) is a former Egyptian squash player .
Career
Omneya Abdel Kawy won in her junior career in 2003 in her hometown of Cairo, the World Youth Championship after 2001 even in the final to Nicol David failed. From 1999 to 2018 she was active as a professional player on the PSA World Tour and won eight titles. In 2010 she was the first African woman ever to reach the final of the World Cup, but lost again to Nicol David. She became world champion with the Egyptian national team in 2008 , 2012 and 2016 , after having already been runner-up with them in 2006 . She achieved her best position in the world rankings in October 2010 with fourth place. At the 2003 African Games , Omneya Abdel Kawy won the gold medal in both individual and team competitions. She won bronze medals at the World Games in 2005 and 2009. She ended her career in November 2018.
Omneya Abdel Kawy has a son (* 2017).
successes
- Vice world champion : 2010
- World champion with the team: 3 titles ( 2008 , 2012 , 2016 )
- Won PSA -Titel: 8
- World Games : 2 × bronze ( 2005 , 2009 )
- African Games : 2 × gold (individual and team 2003)
- Egyptian champion: 2002, 2010
Web links
- Player profile at psaworldtour.com (English)
- Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Omneya Abdel Kawy retires. In: pharaohsquash.com. Accessed December 1, 2018 .
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| SURNAME | Abdel Kawy, Omneya |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian squash player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo , Egypt |