Egypt at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Egypt at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	EGY
NPC	Egyptian Paralympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors	38 in 3 sports
Flag bearer
Medals Ranked 29th	Gold 4 Silver 4 Bronze 4 Total 12
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Egypt sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The 38 member strong team won 12 medals, 4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze. Sports Egypt participated in included athletics, powerlifting and table tennis^[1] Among Egypt's representatives included Fatma Omar and Sherif Othman in powerlifting, Mohammed Beshta, Mahmoud El-Attar, Hossam Abdel Kader and Mohammed El-Sayed Abdel Kader in athletics and Fayza Hafez in table tennis.^[2]

Medallists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Sherif Othman	Powerlifting	Men's 56kg
Gold		Athletics	Men's 67.5kg
Gold	Fatma Omar	Powerlifting	Women's 56kg
Gold		Powerlifting	Women's 82.5kg
Silver	Mahmoud Ramadan Ellatar	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F57-58
Silver		Powerlifting	Men's 52kg
Silver	Amal Mahmoud Osman	Powerlifting	Women's 60kg
Silver		Powerlifting	Women's 75kg
Bronze	Yaser Abdelaziz El Sayed	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F55-56
Bronze		Powerlifting	Men's 60kg
Bronze		Powerlifting	Men's 44kg
Bronze		Powerlifting	Women's +82.5kg

Sports[]

Athletics[]

Men's track[]

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	T37	100m	12.94	16	Did not advance
		200m	26.25	15	Did not advance

Men's field[]

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
	F55-56	Discus throw	35.24	915	8
Yaser Abdelaziz El Sayed	F55-56	Javelin throw	30.54 SB	929
	F37-38	Discus throw	49.60 SB	964	6
Mahmoud Ramadan Elattar	F57-58	Discus throw	50.74	951	6
		Javelin throw	48.80 SB	1035
	F55-56	Shot put	11.35 SB	978	6

Powerlifting[]

Men[]

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
	100kg	222.5	4
	52kg	167.5
	60kg	195.0
	67.5kg	217.5 PR
	82.5kg	220.0	4
Sherif Othman	56kg	202.5 WR
	75kg	205.0	4

Women[]

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
	82.5kg	155.0 WR
Amal Mahmoud Osman	60kg	117.5
	+82.5kg	150.0
	67.5kg	115.0	4
Fatma Omar	56kg	141.5 WR
	44kg	92.5
	75kg	135.0

Table tennis[]

Men[]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries				Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
	Men's singles C4-5	Thomas (FRA) W 3–1	(ARG) W 3–0	N/A	1 Q	Guo X (CHN) W 3–0	Bolldén (SWE) W 3-2	Jung E-c (KOR) L 1-3	Urhaug (NOR) L 0-3	4
	Men's singles C7	Valera (ESP) L 1-3	(ITA) L 1-3	(CHN) W 3-0	4	Did not advance

Women[]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries				Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
	Women's singles C6-7	(UKR) W 3–2	Munoz (ARG) W 3–2	N/A	1 Q	N/A		(RUS) L 0–3	van Zon (NED) L 0-3	4
	Women's singles C10	Fan L (CHN) L 0-3	(FRA) L 0-3	(RUS) L 0-3	4	Did not advance
	Women's team C6-10	N/A				Czech Republic (CZE) L 1-3	Did not advance

Volleyball[]

The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were defeated by Russia in the bronze medal match.

Players[]

Tournament[]

7 September 2008 19:30	Brazil (BRA)	'0–3'	Egypt (EGY)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Anton Probst (Germany)
	(8–25, 14–25, 17–25)

9 September 2008 11:35	Egypt (EGY)	'0–3'	Iran (IRI)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Khalid Salem Shanishah (Libya)
	(25–27, 12–25, 18–25)

10 September 2008 15:30	Japan (JPN)	'0–3'	Egypt (EGY)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium Attendance: 600 Referees: Xia Xin (China)
	(8–25, 11–25, 15–25)

Semifinal

12 September 2008 12:30	Egypt (EGY)	'0–3'	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium Attendance: 400 Referees: Anton Probst (Germany)
	(18–25, 21–25, 20–25)

Bronze medal match

15 September 2008 16:00	Russia (RUS)	'3'-2	Egypt (EGY)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Martijn Meulenkamp (Netherlands)
	(22–25, 25–16, 19–25, 25–20, 15–9)

See also[]

• Egypt at the Paralympics
• Egypt at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links[]

• International Paralympic Committee

References[]