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Anwar Mesbah

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Olympic medal record
Representing  Egypt
Men's Weightlifting
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin -67.5 kg

Anwar Mesbah (April 8, 1913 – November 25, 1998), along with Khedr Eltouny, was the most famous weightlifter of the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in Berlin. Born in Alexandria, Mesbah won the gold medal for Egypt by lifting a record 342.5 kg.[1]

He was considered to be one of the greatest athletes of his time by winning two gold medals at that summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. ^ Databaseolympics.com Archived 2007-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Abc.net
  • "Olympic Medal Winners Archives". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 11 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  • "Anwar Mesbah at the databaseOlympics.com". databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  • "Stats Anwar Mesbah". ABC. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
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