Ahmed El-Gendy (born 1 March 2000) is an Egyptian

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...

. He won the silver medal in the men's event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

. He also competed in the

2018 Summer Youth Olympics The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international sports, cultural, and educational event held ...

and won gold for Egypt. He is the first athlete from Africa to medal in modern pentathlon. At the Olympics, El-Gendy was ranked 13th after the fencing, swimming, and riding events, trailing leader and eventual gold medalist Joe Choong by 50 points, meaning he started the final laser-run 50 seconds after Choong. He made up that entire deficit during the laser-run, and briefly led during the final 800 metres; ultimately he finished second, just under five seconds behind Choong.

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* 2000 births Living people Egyptian male modern pentathletes Modern pentathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathletes for Egypt Place of birth missing (living people) Modern pentathletes at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for Egypt Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Olympic silver medalists for Egypt Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Egyptian people World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists {{Egypt-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub