Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly

Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly (born 9 February 1984) is an Egyptian discus thrower.

In 1999 he was recruited by former African shot put champion Nagui Asaad, who was setting up a throwing school that also included hammer thrower Mohsen El Anany and shot putter Yasser Fathy. After having a try with the different implements, he settled for the discus and rapidly made his debut in the national team.^[1]

His personal best throw is 66.58 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Helsingborg. This is the current national record.^[2]

In June 2009, El Ghazaly gave a strong showing at a meeting in Sollentuna, Sweden, registering a number of throws over 65 metres and winning with 66.34 m. This was an African season's best throw and highlighted him as a possible finalist for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Egypt
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	3rd
2002	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	3rd
2003	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	1st
	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	9th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	33rd	55.53 m
	Pan Arab Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st
2005	Universiade	İzmir, Turkey	2nd
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	1st
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	4th
2007	2007 All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	6th
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing PR China	23rd	60.24 m
2009	Jeux de la Francophonie	Beirut, Lebanon	1st
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	1st

References

1. ^ IAAF on Omar El Ghazaly
2. ^ Egyptian athletics records
3. ^ Julin, Lennart (2009-06-26). El Ghazaly throws 66.34m; Sudanese surpremacy on the track in Sollentuna. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-29.

External links

• IAAF profile for Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly
• IAAF on Omar El Ghazaly

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Name	El Ghazaly, Omar Ahmed
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Date of birth	1984-02-09
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