Ahmed Salah (volleyball)

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Ahmed Salah (born 19 August 1984), also known as Ahmed Abdel Naeim (Arabic: احمد صلاح), is an Egyptian indoor volleyball player. Since 2003 he is a member of the Egypt men's national volleyball team, where he goes by the nickname Salah. He competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics and 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Championships.[1]

Ahmed Salah
Salah at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAhmed Abdelhey Salah El din
NationalityEgyptian
Born (1984-08-19) 19 August 1984 (age 40)
Egypt
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Spike342 cm (135 in)
Block316 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite Spiker
Current teamAl Ahly (volleyball)
Number4
Career
YearsTeams
2001-2009Egypt Al Ahly SC
2010–2011Russia Dynamo Yanter
2010–2012Egypt Al Ahly SC
2012–2013Turkey Halkbank Ankara
2013–2014Turkey Galatsaray
2014–2018Egypt AL GAISH
2018-presentEgypt Al Ahly SC
National team
2003–Now Egypt
Honours
Men's Volleyball
Representing  Egypt
African Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Egypt
Gold medal – first place 2007 South Africa
Gold medal – first place 2009 Morocco
Gold medal – first place 2011 Morocco
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tunisia
Gold medal – first place 2015 Egypt
Silver medal – second place 2017 Egypt


Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería
Last updated: 10 June 2018

Abdelhay was named most valuable player (MVP) at the 2011 and 2015 and best server at the 2011 and 2013 African Championships; he was also voted as best spiker at the 2011 World Cup. He is a patriot and refused several offers to change nationality despite the financial privileges.[1] He retired internationally in 2023 after winning his 7th African championship in Cairo.

Honours

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Club

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Al Ahly SC  
 2023, 2024
Halkbank Ankara  
Al Gaish  
Al Hilal  

International

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ahmed Abdelhay Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
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