Ahmed El-Gendy

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Ahmed El-Gendy
2018-10-14 Heat 3 (Swimming Boys Modern Pentathlon) at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics by Sandro Halank–053.jpg
El-Gendy in 2018
Personal information
NationalityEgyptian
Born (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 21)
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Egypt
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Individual
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires Individual
Mixed modern pentathlon
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed

Ahmed El-Gendy (born 1 March 2000) is an Egyptian modern pentathlete.[1] He won the silver medal in the men's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] He also competed in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and won gold for Egypt.[3] He is the first athlete from Africa to medal in modern pentathlon.[4]

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.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ahmed El-Gendy". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Modern Pentathlon – Men's Individual – Results Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Modern Pentathlon: Men" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Egypt win gold and silver on historic day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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