ELGAMEL Mostafa

Egypt

Athletics

Date of Birth: 1 Oct 1988

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Place of birth: GIZA

Birth Country:

Egypt

Place of residence : EGYPT

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Hammer Throw

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Men's Hammer Throw Qualification - Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2012	London, GBR	Qual. (71.36)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2019	Doha, QAT	Qual. (70.45)
2015	Beijing, CHN	7th (76.81)
2011	Daegu, KOR	Qual. (68.38)

African Games

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2019	Rabat, MAR	1st (72.50)

African Championships

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2018	Asaba, NGR	1st (73.50)

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

Hobbies:

Acting, drawing. (kooora.com, 15 May 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Helwan University, Egypt

Languages spoken:

Arabic

Club name:

Al Ahly [Egypt]

Coach:

Khaled Shawy

Sporting relatives:

His brother Mohamed has also competed in hammer and was a national champion in Egypt. (rosaelyoussef.com, 10 Jun 2020; shorouknews.com, 06 Sep 2015)

Injuries:

He suffered a knee injury before the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro which forced him to miss the Games. He also suffered a knee injury during the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, People's Republic of China, where he placed seventh. (almasryalyoum.com, 25 Jul 2016; shorouknews.com, 06 Sep 2015)

Start:

He took up the sport at age 14. (rosaelyoussef.com, 10 Jun 2020; Egyptian Athletics Federation Facebook page, 18 Jan 2019)

Reason:

"I was first focused on swimming but then I was interested in hammer because my older brother Mohamed was a hammer champion in Egypt and Africa." (rosaelyoussef.com, 10 Jun 2020; shorouknews.com, 06 Sep 2015)

Ambition:

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and break the world record. (Athlete, 27 Apr 2021; rosaelyoussef.com, 10 Jun 2020; kooora.com, 15 May 2020)

Training:

He trains twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. (Athlete, 27 Apr 2021)

Memorable:

Winning gold in hammer at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey and winning silver in hammer at the 2014 Continental Cup in Marrakech, Morocco. (Athlete, 27 Apr 2021; worldathletics.org, 08 Apr 2021; rosaelyoussef.com, 10 Jun 2020)

Influence:

His parents, wife and friends. (Athlete, 27 Apr 2021)

Philosophy:

"Never stop dreaming and don't put a wall between you and your dream." (rosaelyoussef.com, 10 Jun 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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