Egypt Wins Two Bronze Medals in Olympics Weightlifting
BY: SOHA ABOUL NADAR
On August 11, 2016, Sara Ahmed won Egypt’s Rio Olympic medal in the 69kg women’s weightlifting final finishing third, followed by Mohamed Ihab’s second medal in the 77kg men weightlifting, finishing third as well.
during the Women’s 69kg Group A weightlifting contest on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro – Pavilion 2 on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The 18-year-old Sara Ahmed took the road to become Egypt’s second female winning a bronze medal after managing to get to third place. The total weight she lifted was 255kg. Sara also won the 2015 World Youth Weightlifting Championships in Lima in the 69kg category, finishing in fourth place.
Mohamed Ihab managed to lift a total of 361kg, which got him in third, winning Egypt’s second bronze medal of the day. He also won a silver medal at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in Houston, Texas.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 10: Mohamed Mahmoud of Egypt lifts during the Men’s 77kg Group A weightlifting contest on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro – Pavilion 2 on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
El Sayed Nosseir, Khadr El Touni, Ibrahim Shams, Mahmoud El Fayad, Mahgoub Mohamed, Berlin 1936
Egyptians winning medals for weightlifting is fitting. Egyptians are known for handling tough situations and known for getting through whatever gets in their way. They don’t have to participate in the Olympic Games to carry a heavy weight on their shoulders and ending the pain with a smile of victory! In fact, winning medals at the Olympics weightlifting events is not new to Egypt. Weightlifting is the event that yielded the most medals for Egypt over the years, with a total of 12 medals since 1928.
1928
- El Sayed Nosseir – Gold
1936
- Anwar Mesbah – Gold
- Khadr El Touni – Gold
- Saleh Soliman – Silver
- Ibrahim Shams – Bronze
- Ibrahim Wasif – Bronze
kheidr el Touny
1948
- Mahmoud Fayed – Gold
- Ibrahim Shams – Gold
- Attia Hamouda – Silver
2012
- Abeer Abdelrahman – Silver