![We were taught to be winners': refugee turned Olympian Yusra Mardini on the Netflix drama of her life | Drama films | The Guardian We were taught to be winners': refugee turned Olympian Yusra Mardini on the Netflix drama of her life | Drama films | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2c2b6b472ffc748c48324eb264b0ed505de3ad2b/0_384_5760_3456/master/5760.jpg?width=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f55eb17c5515a387d7651a7b77df4b59)
We were taught to be winners': refugee turned Olympian Yusra Mardini on the Netflix drama of her life | Drama films | The Guardian
![Syrian Refugee and Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini, photographed by Rineke Dijkstra for Vogue (April 2017) | Olympic swimmers, Tokyo olympics, Olympics Syrian Refugee and Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini, photographed by Rineke Dijkstra for Vogue (April 2017) | Olympic swimmers, Tokyo olympics, Olympics](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e4/9f/98/e49f9897817f9b634c607d6d54c45464.jpg)
Syrian Refugee and Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini, photographed by Rineke Dijkstra for Vogue (April 2017) | Olympic swimmers, Tokyo olympics, Olympics
![Budapest, Hungary. 25th July, 2017. Yusra Mardini from Syria competes under the flag of the FINA World association during the women's 200m freestyle qualification round at the FINA World Championships 2017 in Budapest, Hungary. 25th July, 2017. Yusra Mardini from Syria competes under the flag of the FINA World association during the women's 200m freestyle qualification round at the FINA World Championships 2017 in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JM1YK7/budapest-hungary-25th-july-2017-yusra-mardini-from-syria-competes-JM1YK7.jpg)
Budapest, Hungary. 25th July, 2017. Yusra Mardini from Syria competes under the flag of the FINA World association during the women's 200m freestyle qualification round at the FINA World Championships 2017 in
![Yusra Mardini on Instagram: “Anzeige/Ad | Always focused on my goals. #IWLL @underarmourdach #motivationmonday 📸 @maximilianbaier” Yusra Mardini on Instagram: “Anzeige/Ad | Always focused on my goals. #IWLL @underarmourdach #motivationmonday 📸 @maximilianbaier”](https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/c4/76/39/c47639e49e26e0116fb7bbdd5e558d6f.jpg)