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Omar Ahmed

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Omar Ahmed
Personal information
Full nameOmar Ahmed Abdelkader
Born (1979-12-29) 29 December 1979 (age 44)
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Kenya
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Harare Heavyweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria Heavyweight

Omar Ahmed Abdelkader (born 29 December 1979) is an amateur boxer from Kenya, who is also known as Omar Ahmed, Ahmed Abdelkader, or Ahmed Rajab Omari. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division (– 91 kg) at the 1995 All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Ahmed represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, being the youngest member (16 years, 205 days) of the Kenyan Olympic Team. There he was defeated in the second round by David Defiagbon from Canada. Omar also won a gold medal in the Men's Heavyweight Division at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.thecgf.com/search/athlete.asp[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ahmed Rajab Omari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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