Background and career
Kaylia Nemour (Arabic: كيليا نمور, romanized: Kailiya Numur; born 30 December 2006) is an Algerian artistic gymnast. The most successful African gymnast of all time, she is the first gymnast representing any African nation to win an Olympic medal and a World medal.
On the uneven bars, she is the 2024 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (2025, 2026) and World silver medalist (2023), and the 2026 Mediterranean Games and African champion; her routine is considered by many to be the most difficult of all time. On balance beam, she is the 2026 World, Mediterranean Games, and African champion and the 2025 World silver medalist. In the all-around, she is a two-time African champion (2023, 2026), the 2026 Mediterranean Games champion, and has placed in the top five at the Olympic Games (2024) and the World Championships (2025, 2026).
