Hesham Mesbah ( ar, هشام مصباح; born 17 March 1982) is an Egyptian

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. He won a

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in the

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, Egypt's first judo medal in 24 years.

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* * * * 1982 births Living people Egyptian male judoka Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Egypt Olympic bronze medalists for Egypt Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics African Games gold medalists for Egypt African Games medalists in judo Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Egypt Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Egyptian people 21st-century Egyptian people {{Egypt-judo-bio-stub