Mohamed El-Zayat

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Mohamed El-Zayat
Personal information
Born (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 20)
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportPara taekwondo
Medal record

Mohamed El-Zayat (born 1 April 2001)[1] is an Egyptian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Toyko, Japan.[2][3] He received a kick to the head in his semi-final match against Daniil Sidorov.[3] El-Zayat advanced to the final but he was unable to compete due to his injuries and, as a result, Nathan Torquato was awarded the gold medal.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mohamed El-Zayat". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 4 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (2 September 2021). "Elzayat stretchered off twice as first Paralympic taekwondo champions are crowned". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Joy as Peru take gold on Para taekwondo debut". Paralympic.org. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.


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