ABDELRAHMAN Ihab

Egypt
Athletics
1 May 1989
32
Male
 
Egypt
EGYPT

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's Javelin Throw  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Long Throws
Men's Javelin Throw Qualification - Group A
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocationJavelin Throw
2012London, GBRQual. (77.35)

World Athletics Championships
YearLocationJavelin Throw
2015Beijing, CHN2nd (88.99)
2013Moscow, RUS7th (80.94)
2011Daegu, KORQual. (71.99)


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Supporting Spanish football team Real Madrid and Egyptian football team Al Ahly. (spikes.iaaf.org, 12 Jan 2015)
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Athlete
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Physical Education - Helwan University, Egypt
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Partner Aya Mostafa.
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Arabic, English
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Mohamed Naguib
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He travelled to Finland for surgery on his right [throwing] elbow in 2019. (is.fi/yleisurheilu, 03 Feb 2021)

He suffered from an ankle injury during 2014. (spikes.iaaf.org, 20 May 2015)

He competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London despite having been troubled by an elbow injury. (spikes.iaaf.org, 12 Jan 2015)

Early in his career he suffered from back problems. In 2011 he began to do daily exercises to help strengthen his back having considered retirement after being unable to train for three months. (spikes.iaaf.org, 20 May 2015, 12 Jan 2015; CBCTwo YouTube channel, 25 May 2014)
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He took up javelin in high school. (elbalad.news, 22 Nov 2020; spikes.iaaf.org, 12 Jan 2015)
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He initially played football, but the first time he tried javelin he threw it 40 metres from a standing position with his first attempt. "My teacher at school said, 'If you win a gold medal in a national competition you will get higher marks at school'. I didn't really start the javelin for love, but by luck." (spikes.iaaf.org, 12 Jan 2015)
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To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (elbalad.news, 22 Nov 2020; youm7.com, 19 Jul 2020)
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He trains for five hours a day, six days a week. (elbalad.news, 22 Nov 2020; akhbarelyom.com, 20 Nov 2020)
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Winning silver at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, People's Republic of China. (SportsDeskOnline, 27 Apr 2021; elbalad.news, 22 Nov 2020; IAAF, 16 Sep 2015)
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Norwegian javelin thrower Andreas Thorkildsen, Finnish javelin thrower Tero Pitkamaki, German javelin thrower Matthias de Zordo. (spikes.iaaf.org, 12 Jan 2015)
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Coach Petteri Piironen. (IAAF, 16 Sep 2015)

General Interest

General
SANCTION
In April 2016 he tested positive for the prohibited substance testosterone in an out-of-competition test at his home in Egypt. His B sample was then analysed in Barcelona, Spain, and also returned a positive test. The IAAF subsequently imposed a two-year ban, ruling him out of contention for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS] in August 2016, claiming the positive test was caused by a dietary supplement that he believed did not contain any prohibited substances. His appeal was unsuccessful and in May 2018 the IAAF extended his ban to four years. (worldathletics.org, 28 May 2018; jurisprudence.tas-cas.org, 16 Aug 2016; insidethegames.biz, 31 May, 2018, 14 Feb 2017; egyptindependent.com, 15 Feb 2017; skysports.com, 27 Jul 2016)

FURTHER STUDIES
In 2018 he completed a master's degree in physical education. (ihababdelrahman.com, 03 May 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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