Ahmed Akram

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Ahmed Akram
Personal information
Full nameAhmed Akram Mahmoud
National team Egypt
Born (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 27)
Cairo, Egypt
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle, butterfly
College teamUniversity of South Carolina
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Egypt
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville 4×200 m freestyle
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing 800 m freestyle

Ahmed Akram Mahmoud (born 20 October 1996) is an Egyptian competitive swimmer who is an African and youth olympic champion as well as the Egyptian record holder in the 800 and 1500-metre freestyle and 200m butterfly.[1][2] He finished fourth in the 1500-metre freestyle at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.[3] Ahmed placed 11th at the Rio Olympics in 2016 in the 1500-metre freestyle. He currently swims with club coach Matt Magee at ONEflow Aquatics in Neckarsulm, Germany.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Marsteller, Jason (21 August 2014). "Youth Olympic Games: Akram Ahmed Does It Big For Egypt; Wins 800m Freestyle". Swimming World.
  2. ^ "11 èmes Jeux Africains Brazzaville 2015: 400m Freestyle - Men Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  3. ^ "16th FINA World Championships Kazan: Men's 1500m Freestyle Results". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017.

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