Ihab Abdelrahman
Ihab El Sayed Abdelrahman (born 1 May 1989) is an Egyptian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best of 89.21 m is the Egyptian record. El Sayed splits his time between Kuortane, Finland, where his coach Petteri Piironen is based, and Cairo, where he is a student.[2][3] In 2016, he tested positive for a banned substance, and was banned from the 2016 Olympics.[4] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
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Full name | Ihab El Sayed Abdelrahman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kafr Saqr, El Sharqia Governorate, Egypt | 1 May 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Petteri Piironen[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal bests | NR 89.21 m (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 26 August 2015. |
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2007 | African Junior Championships | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 3rd | 65.63 m |
Pan Arab Games | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 71.15 m | |
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 76.20 m |
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 5th | 74.47 m |
Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 12th | 68.43 m | |
Jeux de la Francophonie | Beirut, Lebanon | 1st | 77.33 m | |
2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 78.02 m |
2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 14th (q) | 67.96 m |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 35th (q) | 71.99 m | |
All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 5th | 69.94 m | |
Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 78.66 m | |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 5th | 67.82 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 29th (q) | 77.35 m | |
2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 2nd | 82.45 m |
Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 12th | 73.42 m | |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 7th | 80.94 m | |
Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | 78.96 m | |
2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 2nd | 83.59 m |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 2nd | 88.99 m |
African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | 85.37 m | |
2021 | Arab Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 79.93 m |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 13th (q) | 81.92 m | |
2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 2nd | 77.12 m |
Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 2nd | 78.51 m | |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 12th | 75.99 m | |
2023 | Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | 1st | 80.50 m |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 10th | 80.64 m | |
2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 4th | 76.68 m |
Seasonal bests by year
- 2007 – 71.15
- 2008 – 76.20
- 2009 – 78.44
- 2010 – 81.84
- 2011 – 78.83
- 2012 – 82.25
- 2013 – 83.62
- 2014 – 89.21 AR
- 2015 – 88.99
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ihab Abdelrahman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013.
- Johnson (19 May 2014). "El Sayed's Spear Stunner in Shanghai Perhaps Not Such a Shock After All". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- Landells, Steve (18 September 2014). "Finnish advice is the secret to African javelin throwers' success". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- "Ihab Abdelrahman banned from Rio 2016 Olympic Games". SkySports.com. 27 July 2016.
- "ABDELRAHMAN Ihab". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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