El-Sayed Lashin (born 9 February 1980 in

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) is an

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player. His current club is

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, where he resides. He qualified for his third

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at the

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held in September 2011 in

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. He has won nine gold medals in African Championships from 1996 to 2007 and three gold medals in African Games from 2007 till 2011.

General Interest

Lashin has been playing

since he was eleven years old. He initially only accompanied his brother but soon discovered that he liked playing. He holds a

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from the

Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport The Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT) ( ar, الأكاديمية العربية للعلوم والتكنولوجيا والنقل البحري) is a regional university operated by the Arab League which runs pro ...

Career

Having made his international debut in 1997, Lashin competed for Egypt at several Continental Championships,

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and

. He is a two times winner of the

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and a three times winner of the

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Career Records

African Championships

Men's Team: 2007 Brazzaville, 2004,Mauritius, 2002 Amman, 2000 Damascus, 1998 Port Louis, 1996 Nairobi Men's Doubles: 2007 Brazzaville, 2004, Mauritius, 2002 Amman Men's Singles:2007 Brazzaville, 2000 Damascus, 1998 Port Louis Men's Doubles: 2000 Damascus, 1998 Port Louis Mixed Doubles: 2004 Mauritius, 2000 Damascus Men's Doubles: 1996 Nairobi Mixed Doubles: 2007 Brazzaville, 1998 Port Louis

African Cup

2002 Johannesburg, 1999 Nairobi, 1998 Cairo 2011 and 2009, Rabat 2001 El Minia, 1997 Port Elizabeth

African Games

Men's Team: 2011 Malputo, 2007 Algeria Men's Doubles: 2011 Malputo Men's Team: 2003 Abuja, 1999 Johannesburg Men's Singles: 2011 Malputo, 2003 Abuja, 1999 Johannesburg Men's Doubles: 2007 Algeria, 2003 Abuja Men's Singles: 2007 Algeria Men's Doubles: 1999 Johannesburg Mixed Doubles: 2011 Malputo, 1999 Johannesburg

Arab Championships

Men's Team: 2010 Um Al Hassam, 2008 Rabat, 2004 Bizerk, 2002 Amman, 2000 Damascus Men's Doubles: 2002 Amman, 2000 Damascus Mixed Doubles: 2002 Amman Men's Singles: 2002 Amman Mixed Doubles: 1998 Casablanca Men's Singles: 2000 Damascus

Arab Cup

Men's Singles: 2007 Sanaa, 2003 Sanaa, 2001 Sussa Men's Doubles: 2009 Cairo, 2007 Sanaa, 2005 Beirut, 2001 Sussa Men's Singles: 2005 Beirut

ITTF Pro Tour

Winner Doubles: 2010 Morocco Open SF Singles: 2010 Morocco Open, 2010 Egypt Open, 2009 Morocco Open SF Doubles: 2011 Morocco Open QF Singles: 2011 Morocco Open QF Doubles: 2009 Kuwait Open, 1998 Lebanon Openhttp://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=3996&NAMES=LASHIN+El%2DSayed+%28EGY%29&Assoc1=EGY&Assoc=&s_Gender=&s_Names=lashin& ITTF Statistics (Retrieved 11 November 2011).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lashin, El-Sayed 1980 births Egyptian male table tennis players Living people Olympic table tennis players for Egypt Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport alumni Sportspeople from Alexandria African Games gold medalists for Egypt African Games medalists in table tennis African Games silver medalists for Egypt African Games bronze medalists for Egypt Competitors at the 1999 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 2015 African Games