Jamil Omar Hatem Abdulalem Jamil El Reedy[1] (Egyptian Arabic: جميل الريدى; born 2 October 1965[2] in Cairo)[3] is a retired Egyptian alpine skier.
El Reedy grew up in Plattsburgh, New York, USA.
He was Egypt's sole representative at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
As such, he attracted lasting media attention, particularly when it was reported that he had "prepared by spending 40 days in a cave in the Egyptian desert".
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