OSMAN Sherif

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	-59 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	203
1	-56 kg	2012	London, GBR	197
1	-56 kg	2008	Beijing, CHN	202.5
World Championships
1	Mixed Team	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	473.17
1	-59 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	196.0
1	-59 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	205.0
1	-54 kg	2014	Dubai, UAE	202.0
1	-56 kg	2010	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	205.0

The Chief (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

Chess. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

Athlete, Coach, Information Technology

Language Studies - Minya University, Egypt

Wife Azza, sons Mohamed, Ahmed and Omar

Arabic, English

Telecom Egypt [Cairo, EGY]

Shaaban Yahya El Desouky [national], EGY; Emaad El din Bahgat Mohamed [national], EGY; Abdel Menem Salah Abdel [national], EGY; Mahmoud Nabil [national], EGY

2006 for Egypt (Athlete, 26 Aug 2012)

He sustained a shoulder injury in 2015. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

He sustained a shoulder injury three months before the start of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. He went on to win gold in the 56kg event at the 2012 Games but felt the injury affected his performance. (paralympic.org, 07 Jun 2019)

He began powerlifting at age 18. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

His first coach, Said Abd El Hafez, who won bronze while representing Egypt in Para powerlifting at the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, encouraged him to take up the sport. "Being born with a disability in a small village in Egypt is not an easy thing. I saw a lot of pity and difficulties so I wanted to change this and make myself and my family proud. I wanted to send a message to the world that I can do anything I want. I met a friend after graduating from college who encouraged me to start powerlifting and to go to my first training session." (paralympic.org, 09 Mar 2020; AL Ebda3 Facebook page, 20 May 2018; ebeijing.gov.cn, 15 Sep 2008)

To win six Paralympic gold medals at six different editions of the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021; olympics.com, 10 Sep 2020)

He trains for four hours every day. (rosaelyoussef.com, 13 Jul 2020)

Winning gold at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

Egyptian Para powerlifter Metwaly Mathana. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

His first coach Said Abd El Hafez. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

He walks slowly towards the bench and stares at the bar. "This ritual makes me feel self-confident and stronger. I began doing it in 2006 and continued with it in training and especially when I compete." (paralympic.org, 09 Mar 2020, 18 Oct 2016)

"Don't think about if you can or cannot. Trust yourself and try." (olympics.com, 10 Sep 2020)

He was named Best African Para Powerlifter in 2018 after a vote carried out on the World Para Powerlifting Facebook, Twitter and Instagram social media platforms. (paralympic.org, 23 Aug 2018)