| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1984-10-04)October 4, 1984 (age 40) Beirut,Lebanon |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)[1] |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill,super-G, Giant slalom,slalom,combined |
| Club | Faraya Mzaar |
| Olympics | |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Medals | 0 |
Chirine Njeim (born October 4, 1984) is aLebanesealpine skier andlong-distance runner.
She representedLebanon in the2002,2006 and the2010 Winter Olympics, and the2016 Summer Olympics.
Njeim started skiing at age 3. At 12, she went to France to train for 2 of years with a personal coach.[2]
She then moved toSalt Lake City in the United States in ninth grade, when she was 13, to attend theRowmark Ski Academy, former home of U.S. OlympianPicabo Street. She went on to study at, and compete for, theUniversity of Utah.[3]
Njeim married Ronny Kamal, a Lebanese-American management consultant, in 2012 - the couple first met when they were seated together on a flight from Beirut to the United States in 2009. Since marrying the couple have lived inChicago.[3]
Whilst in Chicago Njeim took up running, completing the2012 Chicago Marathon in 3 hours 7 minutes and the2013 edition of the race in 3:05.4. At the2015 Chicago Marathon she posted a time of 2:46.41, placing her 29th among the women in the field. At the 2016 Houston Marathon, she completed the course in 2:44.14, securing herself a place on theLebanese team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] She finished the 2016 Olympic Marathon in 109th place with a time of 2:51.08.[4]
| Sport | Event[5] | Rank | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | Women's slalom 1st Run | 46 | 1:05.54 |
| Alpine skiing | Women's slalom 2nd Run | 36 | 1:07.94 |
| Alpine skiing | Women's slalom Final Ranking | 36 | 2:13.48 |
| Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom 1st Run | 52 | 1:27.76 |
| Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom 2nd Run | 46 | 1:25.66 |
| Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom Final Ranking | 45 | 2:53.42 |
| Date | Time | Sport | Event[6] | Rank | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's Downhill | 34 | 2:02.86 | + 6.37 |
| February 17 | 17:00 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's Combined Slalom 1st Run | DNF | x | x |
| 19:30 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's Combined Slalom 2nd Run | x | x | x | |
| Alpine skiing | Women's Combined Final Ranking | x | x | x | ||
| February 18 | 14:00 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's Combined Downhill | DNF | x | x |
| February 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's Super-G | 46 | 1:47.93 | + 5.46 |
| February 22 | 14:45 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom 1st Run | 43 | 47.24 | + 4.86 |
| 17:45 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom 2nd Run | 39 | 51.90 | + 5.24 | |
| Alpine skiing | Women's slalom Final Ranking | 39 | 1:39.14 | + 10.10 | ||
| February 24 | 9:30 a.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom 1st Run | 41 | 1:06.80 | + 5.91 |
| 13:00 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom 2nd Run | DNF | x | x | |
| Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom Final Ranking | x | x | x |
| Date | Time | Sport | Event[7] | Rank | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 20 | 10:00 a.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's Super-G | 37 | 1:29.59 | + 9.45 |
| February 24 | 10:00 a.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom 1st Run | 50 | 1:23.28 | + 8.16 |
| February 25 | 9:30 a.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom 2nd Run | 42 | 1:18.33 | +7.18 |
| Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom Final Ranking | 43 | 2:41.61 | +14.50 | ||
| February 26 | 10:00 a.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom 1st Run | 53 | 58.97 | +8.22 |
| 1:15 p.m. | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom 2nd Run | 43 | 59.23 | +7.31 | |
| Alpine skiing | Women's slalom Final Ranking | 43 | 1:58.20 | +15.31 |
| Date | Sport | Event | Rank | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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