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Ashraf Amgad El-Seify

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Ashraf Amgad El-Seify
Personal information
Native nameأشرف أمجد الصيفي
Full nameAshraf Amgad Elseify
NationalityQatari
Born (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29)
Egypt
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventHammer throw
Coached byAlexey Malyukov
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Qatar
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Barcelona Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 2014 Oregon Hammer throw
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Colombo Hammer throw
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Hammer throw

Ashraf Amgad Elseify (Template:Lang-ar; born 20 February 1995) is a Qatari hammer thrower.

Biography

He won a gold medal at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Colombo, Sri Lanka, establishing a new Asian junior record and World Youth Best.[1]

Elseify originally hails from Egypt and was talented spotted when he won the Egyptian youth title in Cairo as a 15-year-old. He was invited to train in Qatar, under the tutelage of Russian hammer coach Alexey Malyukov.[2][3]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Qatar
2012 Asian Junior Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 1st Hammer throw (6 kg) 80.85 m
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st Hammer throw (6 kg) 85.57 m
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 10th Hammer throw 63.29 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 26th (q) Hammer throw 69.70 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 3rd Hammer throw 72.88 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 1st Hammer throw (6 kg) 84.71 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 2nd Hammer throw 76.03 m
World Championships Beijing, China 9th Hammer throw 74.09 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th Hammer throw 75.46 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Hammer throw 73.17 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 23rd (q) Hammer throw 71.87 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st Hammer throw 76.88 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd Hammer throw 73.76 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 9th Hammer throw 75.41 m

References

  1. ^ Ashraf Amgad Elseify sets world junior hammer lead eyeing Barcelona 2012 Archived 2012-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Hammer prodigy Elseify shows off his style in front of legend Yuriy Sedykh
  3. ^ Aju George Chris (20 June 2012). "Hammer and tongs!". Doha Stadium Plus. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.