Abdellatief Abouheif ( ar, عبد اللطيف أبوهيف; January 30, 1929 – April 23, 2008) was an

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marathon

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champion. He was educated at

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and the Sandhurst Military Academy, where he graduated in 1956. He was the 1964, 1965, and 1968 World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation Champion. He also was recognized as the Marathon Swimmer of the Century by the

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in 2001.

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Abdel-Lattif Abu-Heif (1929-2008)
at Egyptian Figures.
Abdellatief Abouheif
at abouheif.com. 1929 births 2008 deaths Egyptian male swimmers Sportspeople from Alexandria People educated at Eton College 20th-century Egyptian people 21st-century Egyptian people {{egypt-swimming-bio-stub

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