Jamil El Reedy

Jamil Omar Hatem Abdulalem Jamil El Reedy [ [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1066996/index.htm "Losers Of Renown"] , CNN, January 27, 1988] , born October 22, 1965 [ [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/jamil-el-reedy-1.html "Jamil El-Reedy"] , Sports Reference] in Cairo [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,921556-2,00.html "The Joy of Taking Part"] , "Time", February 27, 1984] , is a retired Egyptian alpine skier.

He was Egypt's sole representative at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. As such, he attracted lasting media attention, particularly when it was reported that he had "prepared by spending 40 days in a cave in the Egyptian desert". [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E7D81638F934A35751C0A962958260 "WINTER OLYMPICS; The Tourist Athlete Gets Snowed Out of These Games"] , "New York Times", February 7, 1994] He finished 60th out of 60 in the downhill event, 46th out of 47 in the slalom, and did not complete the giant slalom, thus being eliminated. [ [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1066996/index.htm "Losers Of Renown"] , CNN, January 27, 1988]

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