Nazar Mahmud

Nazar Mahmud

Mahmud in 2004.
Personal information
Country represented	Israel
Born	February 18, 1988 (1988-02-18) (age 23)
Coach	Tatiana Stolin
Choreographer	Maria Tumanovskaia
Skating club	Metulla
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	87.82 2005 JGP Sofia
Short program	32.94 2004 JGP Courchevel
Free skate	55.47 2005 JGP Sofia

Nazar Mahmud (born February 18, 1988 in the USSR) is an Israeli Druze figure skater. His father is an Israeli Druze, and his mother is a Ukrainian Christian. Mahmud was born while his family was living in the USSR. They moved home to Israel soon after. The movie The Syrian Bride is loosely based on their family.^{[citation needed]} Mahmud is a three-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix. He, along with younger brother Ruslan Mahmud, are the first Druze skaters to represent Israel internationally.^[1] Mahmud is currently serving in the Israeli Army.^[2]

Competitive highlights

Event	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006
Israeli Championships	3rd J.	3rd J.	2nd J.	3rd J.
Skate Israel				9th
Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria				23rd
Junior Grand Prix, Germany			26th
Junior Grand Prix, France			16th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia		22nd
Golden Bear, Zagreb		4th J.

• J = Junior level

References

1. ^ Chait, Sakhnovsky thrill at Nationals | Jerusalem Post
2. ^ globesports.com: Canadian rink offers relief from ravages of war

External links

• Nazar Mahmud at the International Skating Union

Persondata
Name	Mahmud, Nazar
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Date of birth	February 18, 1988
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