Yusra Mardini biography, story, Wikipedia, book, movie, facts, Netflix
Yusra Mardini was born on 5 March 1998 in Darayya, Damascus in Syria to Mohammed Ezzat Mardini. Mardini is about 168 centimeters or 5 feet 6 inches at a standing and weighs about 53 kilograms. Yusra Mardini is a swimmer by profession. Mardini is known to be a Refugee Olympic Swimmer. Mardini part took in…
Yusra Mardini was born on 5 March 1998 in Darayya, Damascus in Syria to Mohammed Ezzat Mardini. Mardini is about 168 centimeters or 5 feet 6 inches at a standing and weighs about 53 kilograms.
Yusra Mardini is a swimmer by profession. Mardini is known to be a Refugee Olympic Swimmer. Mardini part took in the Summer Olympics in 2016 which was hosted in Rio de Janeiro.
Yusra Mardini story
The true story about Yusra Mardini has been dubbed into books and films. Yusra Mardini, together with her sister called Sara Mardini, fled Syria during the Syrian war in 2015 to Lebanon, and that was where the story of their life began. Mardini and eight others were smuggled from Lebanon to Turkey by sea and from there, they walked to settle in Berlin, Germany, which is their current place of residence.
Yusra Mardini Wikipedia
Yusra Mardini has been featured on Wikipedia. According to Wikipedia, Mardini also participated in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the year 2020.
Yusra Mardini book
The story of Yusra Mardini has been written as a children’s story which together with other short stories has been titled Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. Also, Mardini autobiography which has been titled Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian – My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph was published on 3 May 2018.
Yusra Mardini movie
The story of Yusra Mardini has also been used as a film titled The Swimmers. The Swimmers was made by Sally El Hosaini and released in 2022.
Yusra Mardini facts
- Yusra Mardini was made a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador on 27 April 2017.
- Mardini has a younger sister named Shaed Mardini.
- Mardini’s parents and Shaed also fled from Syria and are currently in Germany also.
Yusra Mardini Netflix
The film, The Swimmers, which is the story of Yusra and Sara Mardini can be found on Netflix.
