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'''Mohamed Ihab Youssef Ahmed Mahmoud''' (born 21 November 1989) is an Egyptian weightlifter.
'''Mohamed Ihab Youssef Ahmed Mahmoud''' (born 21 November 1989) is an Egyptian weightlifter.

== Early Life ==
Ihab was born in [[Faiyum]], Egypt a city located 100 kilometres from [[Cairo]]. He was introduced to weightlifting by his father. Ihab started training with a coach at the age of 8 after his brother took him to a weightlifting gym. He went on to join the Egyptian national team at the age of 15 at a body weight of 56 kg. Ihab's biggest influence in weightlifting was his father, after his passing Mohamed decided to dedicate his life to the sport. <ref>{{Citation|title=Mohamed Ehab Interview - All Things Gym|url=http://www.allthingsgym.com/mohamed-ehab-interview/|language=en-US|accessdate=2016-12-16}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 21:57, 16 December 2016

Mohamed Ehab
Mohamed Ehab at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Personal information
Born (1989-11-21) November 21, 1989 (age 34)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
WeightTemplate:Unit weight
Sport
Country Egypt
SportWeightlifting
Event77 kg
Medal record
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro -77 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Almaty –69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Houston –77 kg

Mohamed Ihab Youssef Ahmed Mahmoud (born 21 November 1989) is an Egyptian weightlifter.

Early Life

Ihab was born in Faiyum, Egypt a city located 100 kilometres from Cairo. He was introduced to weightlifting by his father. Ihab started training with a coach at the age of 8 after his brother took him to a weightlifting gym. He went on to join the Egyptian national team at the age of 15 at a body weight of 56 kg. Ihab's biggest influence in weightlifting was his father, after his passing Mohamed decided to dedicate his life to the sport. [2]

Career

He won a bronze medal in the men's 77 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

He also placed second in the Total for the 69 kg weight-class in the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, lifting 334 kg. He also placed third in the Snatch (152 kg) and second in the Clean & Jerk (182 kg).[4]

References

  1. ^ rio2016.com
  2. ^ Mohamed Ehab Interview - All Things Gym, retrieved 2016-12-16
  3. ^ "Mohamed Mahmoud". Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  4. ^ World Weightlifting Championships Results Book