International Debut |
| Year |
2010 |
| Competing for |
Egypt |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Residence |
Cairo, EGY |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
El Shams Club: Cairo, EGY |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Arabic, English |
| Higher education |
Logistics - Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport: Alexandria, EGY |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
He sustained an ankle injury in the early part of 2016. (dailynewsegypt.com, 23 Jun 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age five. |
| Why this sport? |
He wanted to pursue the sport from an early age. |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
His mother. (Athlete, 25 Jun 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Mostafa Nehad [club], EGY; Maher Hamza [national], EGY |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Football, reading, badminton. (Athlete, 14 May 2021, 25 Jun 2019) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning multiple gold medals at the African championships, placing seventh in team foil at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and his performance at the 2017 World Championships in Leipzig, Germany. (Athlete, 25 Jun 2019) |
| Hero / Idol |
Coach Ahmed Hassan. (albawaba.com, 23 Jun 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Training Regime |
He trains six days a week. He completes two sessions per day, which both last for two hours each. |
| Handedness |
Right |
| Olympic Games |
| 2016 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Foil |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| World Championships |
| 2022 |
8 |
Team Foil |
Cairo, Egypt |
| African Championships |
| 2022 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Casablanca, Morocco |
| 2022 |
7 |
Individual Foil |
Casablanca, Morocco |
| 2019 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Bamako, Mali |
| 2019 |
5 |
Individual Foil |
Bamako, Mali |
| 2018 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Tunis, Tunisia |
| 2018 |
3 |
Individual Foil |
Tunis, Tunisia |
| 2017 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Alexandria, Egypt |
| 2017 |
3 |
Individual Foil |
Alexandria, Egypt |
| 2015 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2014 |
8 |
Individual Foil |
Cairo, Egypt |
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