Sara Ahmed (weightlifter)
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Full name | Sara Samir Elsayed Mohamed Ahmed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Al-Huaniya, Ismailia Governorate, Egypt | 1 January 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71.00 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | –71 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Khaled Korani[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sara Samir Elsayed Mohamed Ahmed (
Early life
Ahmed was born in the village of Al-Huaniya in Egypt's Ismailia Governorate. Her father (who died in 2015)[3] and older brother were national competitors in weightlifting, which inspired her to take up the sport in 2010. Although her participation in the sport interfered with her studies somewhat, she received encouragement and support for her family and found success in local and regional tournaments, eventually earning herself a spot on the Egyptian national team.[4]
Career
Ahmed's international career began at the 2012 Junior African Championships in
Ahmed represented
Upon her return, she was honoured in a ceremony held by Ismailia governor Yassin Taher, received congratulatory messages from Egyptian president
Ahmed won gold in both portions of the 69 kg division at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.[14] The following month, at the 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she won all three categories of the 69 kg tournament.[15] At the senior edition that year, she was third in the snatch and second in the clean and jerk, which placed her second overall in the 71 kg division.[16] She is engaged to another Egyptian Olympic weightlifter, Ragab Abdelhay.[13]
Ahmed won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[17]
Major results
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 69 kg | 107 | 110 | 112 | 3 | 135 | 140 | 143 | 3 | 255 | |
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2014 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 63 kg | 100 | 104 | 13 | 120 | 125 | 12 | 229 | 12 | ||
2015 | Houston, United States | 69 kg | 105 | 110 | 6 | 135 | 5 | 245 | 5 | |||
2017 | Anaheim, United States | 69 kg | — | 126 | 132 | 136 | — | -- | ||||
2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 71 kg | 105 | 111 | 136 | 141 | — | 252 | ||||
2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 76 kg | 109 | 113 | 138 | 143 | 148 | 261 | ||||
African Games | ||||||||||||
2015 | Brazzaville, Congo | 69 kg | 95 | 102 | 105 | 126 | 132 | 234 | ||||
Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||||
2013 | Mersin, Turkey | 63 kg | 92 | 112 | 120 | 124 | 216 | − | ||||
2018 | Tarragona, Spain | 69 kg | 100 | 105 | 127 | 135 | − | 240 | − | |||
World Junior Championships
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2015 | Wrocław, Poland | 69 kg | 102 | 125 | 128 | 130 | 232 | |||||
2018 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 69 kg | 100 | 105 | 125 | 133 | 238 | |||||
Youth Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
2014 | Nanjing, China | 63 kg | 97 | 103 | 1 | 118 | 125 | 1 | 228 | |||
World Youth Championships
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2013 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 63 kg | 92 | 97 | 101 | 113 | 120 | 221 | ||||
2015 | Lima, Peru | 69 kg | 100 | 103 | 125 | 130 | 133 | 236 |
See also
References
- ^ "Sara Ahmed". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Sara Ahmed". nbcolympics.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ a b c Badr, Doaa (18 August 2016). "Interview: Egypt's teenage weightlifter Sara Ahmed has further ambitions after winning bronze in Rio". Al-Ahram. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ عبدالرشيد, أحمد (15 September 2014). "البوابة نيوز : أسرة سارة سمير بطلة العالم في رفع الأثقال: مقابلة الرئيس دفعة معنوية لتحقيق المزيد من الإنجازات (طباعة)" (in Arabic). albawabhnews.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "AHMED Sara Samir Elsayed Mohamed". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ a b c Fouly, Mahmooud (23 August 2016). "Interview: Egypt's girl eyes gold after getting bronze in Rio Olympics". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Channel NewsAsia. 10 August 2016. Archivedfrom the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Sims, Alexandra (12 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Egypt's Sara Ahmed becomes first Arab woman to win Olympic weightlifting medal". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ Maher, Hatem (10 August 2016). "Teenager weightlifter Sara Samir wins Egypt's first Rio medal". Al-Ahram. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "ABIR ABDELRAHMAN Khalil Mahmoud Khalil". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "ABDELAZIM Tarek Yehia Fouad". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Mohamed Mahmoud". Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting champ Sara Ahmed: bronze is just the beginning". Egypt Independent. 14 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Tarragona 2018 – Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 IWF Junior World Championships – 06-14 July 2018, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 IWF World Championships". International Weightlifting Federation. 10 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
External links
- Sara Samir Elsayed Mohamed AHMED at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Sara Ahmed at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Sara AHMED at Olympics.com
- Sara AHMED at Olympic.org (archived)