ABUJBARA Tala

Date of Birth: 22 Jul 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: ANCHORAGE, AK

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : DOHA

Residence Country:

Qatar

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Women's Single Sculls	25

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Single Sculls Heat 5 #11	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Single Sculls Repechage 1 #23	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Single Sculls Semifinal E/F 1 #49	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Single Sculls Final E #112	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	1x
2019	Linz, AUT	26
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	21
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	29
2014	Amsterdam, NED	27

Asian Games

Year	Location	1x
2018	Indonesia	7

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
15	Single Sculls	2019	Rotterdam, NED	8:15.97
18	Single Sculls	2018	Belgrade, SRB	9:01.77
22	Single Sculls	2017	Lucerne, SUI	8:06.19

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Music, cooking, spending time outdoors. (Athlete, 25 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Consultant

Biology, Neurological Science - Williams College, Williamstown, MA, USA

Languages spoken:

Arabic, English

Malcolm Geluk [personal], NZL

Sporting relatives:

Her younger sister Amira has represented Qatar in fencing. She finished 13th in individual foil at the 2021 Asia and Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 May 2021; haverfordathletics.com, 24 Feb 2017)

She began rowing at age 18 during her first year at Williams College in Williamstown, MA, United States of America. (berkshireeagle.com, 29 May 2014; Athlete, 25 Jul 2021)

"The college rowing coach approached me and suggested I give it a try." (Athlete, 25 Jul 2021)

Coach Malcolm Geluk. (Athlete, 25 Jul 2021)

"I always say hello to the volunteer holding my stern at the start line." (Athlete, 25 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Race days are just another day in the office. If you go to work, focus on getting the process right, then the outcome will follow." (Athlete, 25 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
She works as an associate consultant for a management consultancy in Doha, Qatar. (Athlete, 25 Jul 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 May 2021)

FURTHER STUDIES
She has also studied for a master's degree in management at HEC Paris in France. (Athlete, 25 Jul 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 May 2021)

Milestones

At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo she will become the first woman to represent Qatar in rowing at an Olympic Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jun 2021)

Social Media

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tala-abujbara-ba9893a4/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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