- Mohamed Naguib Hamed
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Mohamed Naguib Hamed (Arabic: محمد نجيب حامد; born September 13, 1962) is an Egyptian athlete, one of only a few Egyptians to win gold medals in African athletic events.
Along with his colleagues Nagui Asaad, Hassan Ahmed Hamad, and Hisham Greis, he formed a strong Egyptian team in throwing events—in fact, a team considered to be the strongest one Egypt has ever had, according to many Egyptian sports experts.
- Twice African champion in Discus Throw: 1982, 1984.[1]
- Silver medallist of the African championship in Discus Throw, 1979.[1]
- Silver medallist in Discus Throw of the 1983 Mediterranean Games.[2]
- Twice Silver medallist in Discus Throw of the All Africa Games: in Nairobi, 1987; Cairo, 1991.[3]
- Four times Gold medallist in Discus Throw of East and Central African Championships: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985.[4]
With 64.44 metres, he is a former Egyptian recordholder.[5]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Egypt 1979 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 2nd Discus throw 54.40 m 1982 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st Discus throw 59.82 m 1984 African Championships Rabat, Morocco 1st Discus throw 58.62 m 1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya 2nd Discus throw 56.08 m See also
- List of champions of Africa of athletics
- Egyptian athletes
- Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games
- Athletics at the 1991 All-Africa Games
- List of Egyptians
References
- IAAF profile for Mohamed Naguib Hamed
- ^ a b African Athletic Champions gbrathletics website http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm
- ^ Mediterranean Games
- ^ All-Africa Games
- ^ East and Central African Championships results gbrathletics website http://www.gbrolympics.com/ic/ecafc.htm
- ^ Egyptian athletics records
Categories:- 1962 births
- Discus throwers
- Egyptian athletes
- Living people
- African athletics biography stubs
- Egyptian sportspeople stubs
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