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Yusra Mardini Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 17, 2026 • 2 min read

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Date of birthMarch 5, 1998

Age23 Years

BirthplaceDarayya, Damascus, Syria

ProfessionSwimmer

NationalitySyrian (Refugee)

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilySister - Sarah

Yusra Mardini Biography

Yusra Mardini is a Syrian swimmer who rose from competitive swimming in Damascus to international recognition as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team. Her

Early life and background

Yusra Mardini was born on March 5, 1998, in Darayya, a suburb of Damascus, Syria. She grew up in the Syrian capital and developed an early interest in swimming. Standing around 168 cm (5'6") and weighing approximately 53 kg (117 lbs), Mardini is characterized by brown eyes and black hair.

Career

Mardini began competing at an international level as a teenager. Her international debut came at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships, where she took part in the 200 meter freestyle, 200 meter individual medley and 400 meter freestyle events. She trains in butterfly and freestyle strokes and has been affiliated with the German club Wasserfreunde Spandau 04. The Syrian Olympic Committee supported aspects of her early swimming training.

Her competitive progression and performances at the 2012 World Championships are noted as a turning point in her swimming career and helped lay the groundwork for later international appearances.

Refugee experience and Olympic representation

In 2015, after her family home was destroyed during the Syrian civil war, Mardini and her sister Sarah left Syria. They made the perilous Mediterranean crossing from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos with a group of other refugees. Midway through that journey the boat’s engine failed; Mardini and her sister pushed the vessel for about three hours until it reached the shore. The sisters then traveled through Europe and settled in Berlin, Germany.

In June 2016 Mardini was selected to be part of a small team of refugee athletes who would compete under the Olympic flag. She represented the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Olympics and later competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At the Tokyo opening ceremony she carried the flag of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team.

Public profile

Mardini is publicly described as unmarried and identifies as straight. Known personal interests include drawing and traveling. Her listed measurements and physical statistics—height, weight and figure approximations—appear in public profiles.

Latest updates

Her most recent major public appearances include competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and bearing the IOC Refugee Olympic Team flag during that Games’ opening ceremony. She continues to be associated with competitive swimming clubs in Germany and remains publicly identified with the Refugee Olympic Team initiative.

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Recent Work

2020 Tokyo Olympics

Competed as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team and carried the team flag during the opening ceremony.

2020
2016 Rio Olympics (Refugee Olympic Team selection)

Selected in June 2016 to represent refugee athletes under the Olympic flag.

2016
2012 FINA World Swimming Championships

Made international debut, competing in the 200m freestyle, 200m individual medley and 400m freestyle.

2012
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Career Highlights

  1. International debut at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships
  2. Selected for the Refugee Olympic Team in June 2016
  3. Carried the IOC Refugee Olympic Team flag at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
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