Egyptian athletes have won
Track and Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
medals in African,
Pan Arab Games
The Arab Games ( ar, الألعاب العربية), also called the Pan Arab Games, are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. They are organized by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees. The first Gam ...
and international athletic events. Most of the gold medals in African or international event were won in the throwing events.
In the 1970s and 1980s
Nagui Asaad
Nagui Asaad Youssef (a.k.a. Nagy Assaad Youssef) ناجى أسعد, (born September 12, 1945), is a retired Egyptian athlete (track and field) who represented Egypt in international athletics events in the 1970s and early 1980s in shot put and ...
,
Hassan Ahmed Hamad,
Hisham Greiss,
Mohamed Naguib Hamed
Mohamed Naguib Hamed ( ar, محمد نجيب حامد; born September 13, 1962) is an Egyptian athlete, one of only a few Egyptians to win gold medals in African athletic events. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics and ...
,
Ahmed Kamel Shata and
Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush
Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush ( ar, أحمد محمد عشوش) (born 18 November 1955) is an Egyptian former track and field athlete. He competed in the men's shot put at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
* Three times African champ ...
formed one of the strongest Egyptian teams in the throwing events.
Nagui Asaad
Nagui Asaad Youssef (a.k.a. Nagy Assaad Youssef) ناجى أسعد, (born September 12, 1945), is a retired Egyptian athlete (track and field) who represented Egypt in international athletics events in the 1970s and early 1980s in shot put and ...
(
1971 Mediterranean Games shot put) and Abdel Herin (
1955 Mediterranean Games marathon) are the only Egyptian athletes (Track and field) to win a gold medal in the
Mediterranean Gamess.
In the 1990s
Hanan Ahmed Khaled won many gold medals in
discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...
and
shot put.
More recently a new generation of Egyptian athletes supervised by
Nagui Asaad
Nagui Asaad Youssef (a.k.a. Nagy Assaad Youssef) ناجى أسعد, (born September 12, 1945), is a retired Egyptian athlete (track and field) who represented Egypt in international athletics events in the 1970s and early 1980s in shot put and ...
—like
Yasser Ibrahim Farag
Yasser Ibrahim Farag ( ar, ياسر ابراهيم فرج, born May 2, 1984) is an Egyptian athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw events.
Biography
He has also taken part in discus throw competitions. In 2003 he was the Egypti ...
and
Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly
Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly (born 9 February 1984 in Cairo) is an Egyptian discus thrower.
He originally played handball, while his siblings were on the Egyptian national swimming team.
In 1999 he was recruited by former African shot put champion Nagu ...
—won a lot of medals in throw events at the African competitions.
Shot put
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Nagui Asaad
Nagui Asaad Youssef (a.k.a. Nagy Assaad Youssef) ناجى أسعد, (born September 12, 1945), is a retired Egyptian athlete (track and field) who represented Egypt in international athletics events in the 1970s and early 1980s in shot put and ...
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Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush
Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush ( ar, أحمد محمد عشوش) (born 18 November 1955) is an Egyptian former track and field athlete. He competed in the men's shot put at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
* Three times African champ ...
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Hanan Ahmed Khaled
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Yasser Ibrahim Farag
Yasser Ibrahim Farag ( ar, ياسر ابراهيم فرج, born May 2, 1984) is an Egyptian athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw events.
Biography
He has also taken part in discus throw competitions. In 2003 he was the Egypti ...
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Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi
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Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly
Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly (born 9 February 1984 in Cairo) is an Egyptian discus thrower.
He originally played handball, while his siblings were on the Egyptian national swimming team.
In 1999 he was recruited by former African shot put champion Nagu ...
*
Shebel Hassan Farag
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Gouda Attia
Discus throw
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Mohamed Naguib Hamed
Mohamed Naguib Hamed ( ar, محمد نجيب حامد; born September 13, 1962) is an Egyptian athlete, one of only a few Egyptians to win gold medals in African athletic events. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics and ...
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Hassan Ahmed Hamad
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Nagui Asaad
Nagui Asaad Youssef (a.k.a. Nagy Assaad Youssef) ناجى أسعد, (born September 12, 1945), is a retired Egyptian athlete (track and field) who represented Egypt in international athletics events in the 1970s and early 1980s in shot put and ...
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Hanan Ahmed Khaled
Hammer throw
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Hisham Greiss
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Marwa Ahmed Hussein
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Mohsen El Anany
Mohsen Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen Anani Yousef Mustafa ( ar, محسن محمد عبد المحسن عناني يوسف مصطفى; born 21 May 1985) is an Egyptian hammer thrower. He was born in Tunis, Tunisia. He transferred his eligibility to his nativ ...
Long jump
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Hatem Mersal
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Ezzedin Yacoub Hamed
100 metres
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Emad El Shafei
400 metres
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Amin Gomaa Badawi
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Farouk Tadros
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Mohamed El Sayed
800 metres
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Mohamed Abdel Rahman
1500 metres
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William Fahmi[Pan Arab Games results http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/arg.htm]
See also
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List of Egyptians
The following is a list of some of the notable Egyptians inside and outside of Egypt:
Actors Male actors
* Abdel Moneim Madbouly
* Adel Emam
* Ahmed Zaki
* Ahmed El Sakka
* Ahmed Ezz
* Ahmed Helmy
* Ahmed Mekky
* Ahmed Ramzy
* Ali Mans ...
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African Championships in Athletics
The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organise ...
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Mediterranean Games
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All Africa Games
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Pan Arab Games
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References
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External links
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African Championships in Athletics
The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organise ...
results on gbrathletics website http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm
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Mediterranean Games Athletic results gbrathletics website http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mg.htm
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All Africa Games Athletics results gbrathletics website http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afg.htm
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Pan Arab Games
The Arab Games ( ar, الألعاب العربية), also called the Pan Arab Games, are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. They are organized by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees. The first Gam ...
results gbrathletics website http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/arg.htm
gbrathletics Egyptian athletics championships winners since 1981external link
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Egyptian
Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt.
Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to:
Nations and ethnic groups
* Egyptians, a national group in North Africa
** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...
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Egyptian
Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt.
Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to:
Nations and ethnic groups
* Egyptians, a national group in North Africa
** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...