Tamer Baraka

From 1989 to 1993 Tamer Baraka was a member of the Egyptian national gymnastics team before becoming a judge in the sport. Baraka soon became an international judge, officiating at multiple events across the world, including the Olympics and World Championships. For both the Games in London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016 he served as an execution judge for the final of the men’s rings competition. Baraka returned to the Olympics for the 2024 Games in Paris, this time officiating in the pommel horse across both the individual and team competitions.

During his time as an international judge Baraka also worked as a technical director and head coach at several gymnastics clubs across Egypt. From 2009 to 2011 he served his first term as the President of the men’s artistic gymnastics technical committee of the Egyptian Gymnastics Federation, before serving a second term from 2014 to 2016. Baraka has also served as the Vice President of the Egyptian Gymnastics Federation (2013–14), and as the President of the men’s artistic gymnastics technical committee of the African Gymnastics Union (2016–21). Alongside his gymnastics career Baraka worked for the Egyptian Police Force for 30 years, retiring in 2023 with the rank of Major General.