Egypt at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Egypt at the 1992 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | EGY |
NPC | Egyptian Paralympic Committee |
in Barcelona | |
Competitors | 41 |
Medals Ranked 19th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Egypt competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. The 41 member team competed in athletics, powerlifting and shooting. They won 20 medals including 7 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze, finishing 19th on the medal table. Members of the team included athletics competitors , , , , and , and shooter .
Medals[]
41 competitors from Egypt won 20 medals including 7 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze to finish 19th in the medal table.[1][2] Medalists included , , and Mohamed Said in track and field.[3]
Team[]
Egypt was represented by 41 competitors in Barcelona, all of whom were male.[1][2][4] Members of the team included athletics competitors , , , , and , powerlifter , and shooter .[3][5]
Athletics[]
represented Egypt in the Men's Discus THS2, finishing fourth in the 22 deep field. His best throw was 37.92m, short of the 38.96 m distance thrown by Paralympic bronze medalist of Germany.[3] He then won gold in the Men's Javelin THS2 event, with a Paralympic Record throw of 48.30m.[3]
competed in the seven competitor deep Men's Discus THS4 event. He finished fifth with a throw of 38.10m, narrowly losing out on bronze. That was won by the Czech Republic's , who had a throw of 38.48m.[3] Competing in the seven deep Men's Javelin THS4 event, he finished fifth with a throw of 32.48m, way off medal winning distance.[3]
was another of Egypt's gold medalist in Barcelona. In the Men's Discus THW7 event, he set a world record of 34.64m. Fellow Egyptian finished with a silver in the event with a throw of 34.36m. A third Egyptian in the event, , finished fourteenth with a distance of 25.18m.[3] Hany Mohamed then claimed a second gold in the Men's Shot Put THW7 event, with a world record throw of 10.61m. Mohamed Abdulla Mohamed finished sixth in the event, with a best throw of 8.95m. Mohamed Said finished ninth on a best throw of 8.44m.[3]
Mohamed Said also competed in the Men's Javelin THW7 event. His distance of 37.58m was good enough to claim silver, and a meter and a half short of the world record gold medal winning throw by Kuwait's . Hany Mohamed finished fifth in that event, with a best throw of 33.14m. Mohamed Abdulla Mohamed finished twenty-third and last with a best throw of 16.58m.[3]
competed in the Men's Discus THS3 event. His throw of 42.50m won him a silver medal.[3]
Powerlifting[]
Egypt first competed in powerlifting at the Paralympic Games in Barcelona.[6] They won 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals in the sport in Barcelona.[7]
made his Paralympic debut at the 1992 Games. He claimed gold and set a world record in Barcelona in the men's -52 kg class. He would go on to duplicate both fetes at the 1996 and 2000 Games in the men's -56 kg class. Mohamed Ahmed took up the sport in 1984, and decided to compete internationally because he was able to lift more than his able-bodied counterparts in Egypt.[5]
Shooting[]
competed in the Men's Air Pistol SH2 event, finishing eighteenth in the preliminary round with 527 points. He did not make the final.[3]
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ a b "On to the Paralympics". Al-Ahram Weekly (1311). September 8, 2016. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ LAUFF, JACKIE (2007). "DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY SPORT COMPETITION: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE" (PDF). Masters Thesis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-26.
- ^ a b "Meet Ahmed, Multi Gold Medal Winner and Paralympic Record Holder - Популярные статьи - Библиотека международной спортивной информации". bmsi.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ "Road to Rio: Powerlifting, 16 facts". Team USA. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "DISABLED SPORTS POWERLIFTING CHALLENGES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE VISION IN EGYPT". Retrieved 2016-10-25.
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