HASSAN Gehan

Date of Birth: 13 Jun 1972

Age: 49

Gender: Female

Sport Class: PWL

Place of birth: CAIRO

Birth Country:

Egypt

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Powerlifting	Women's -79 kg	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Women's -79 kg Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
5	-60 kg	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	97.5
6	-79 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	115
World Championships
1	-82.5 kg	2010	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	130.0
2	-79 kg	2014	Dubai, UAE	120.0
3	-86 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	125.0
14	-79 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	65.0

Reading. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Arabic, English

Police Sports Federation Club [Cairo, EGY]

She took up powerlifting in 1994 in Cairo, Egypt. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

"I always felt that I had extra strength. I was walking by a club close to where I live, I went there and asked about available sports. I tried different sports there and I felt passionate about powerlifting." (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019; Passant Hassan Facebook page, 25 Jan 2019)

Her father. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

Coach Shabaan Desouky. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Passant Hassan Facebook page, 25 Jan 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019; Passant Hassan Facebook page, 25 Jan 2019)

Impairment Details
She contracted a fever at age six months. Doctors prescribed a treatment that led to paralysis in her right leg. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019; Passant Hassan Facebook page, 25 Jan 2019)

Legend

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

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