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Rehab Ahmed
Personal information
Born (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33)
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportParalympic powerlifting
Weight class50 kg
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 50 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City 50 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nur-Sultan 50 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tbilisi 50 kg

Rehab Ahmed (born 2 March 1991) is an Egyptian Paralympic powerlifter.[1] She is a two-time silver medalist at the Summer Paralympics and a three-time gold medalist at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.[2]

Career

She represented Egypt at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event.[1] She also won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4] She also set a new Paralympic Record of 117 kg in her first lift which she then improved to 120 kg in her second lift.[4]

She also won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2017 World Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, the 2019 World Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and the 2021 World Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[5][6][7]

Results

Year Venue Weight Attempts (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 4
Summer Paralympics
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 50 kg 102 102 104 108 104 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Tokyo, Japan 50 kg 117 120 PR 121 – 120 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ a b "Rehab Ahmed". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Houston, Michael (29 November 2021). "Ahmed claims third straight title at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 November 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Houston, Michael (27 August 2021). "Qi stops Osman winning fourth Paralympic powerlifting title as China dominate". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 November 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Egyptian Rehab Ahmed Wins Gold at the Para Powerlifting Championships". Egyptian Streets. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Nur-Sultan 2019: Sherif Osman enhances his legend". paralympic.org. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Tbilisi 2021: Favourites crowned on day two". Paralympic.org. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.


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