Egypt at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Egypt competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. They sent 31 athletes (26 males and 5 females), who won 30 total medals, 8 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze. They participated in several sports including powerlifting.[1] The team included powerlifters Ahmed Gomaa Mohamed Ahmed and Metwalli Mathana.[2][3]

Egypt at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeEGY
NPCEgyptian Paralympic Committee
Websiteparalympic.org.eg
in Atlanta
Competitors31 (26 men and 5 women)
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
8
Silver
11
Bronze
11
Total
30
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medallists

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Ahmed Hassan Mahmoud Athletics Men's 400m T36
  Gold Ahmed Dahy Athletics Men's discus F41
  Gold Mohamed Gawad Athletics Men's discus F57
  Gold Ahmed Abd Elgawad Athletics Men's shot put F41
  Gold Karima Feleifal Athletics Women's discus F55-57
  Gold Zakia Abdin Athletics Women's javelin F55-57
  Gold Mervat Omar Athletics Women's shot put F55-57
  Gold Gomma G. Ahmed Powerlifting Men's 56kg
  Silver Hany Elbehiry Athletics Men's discus F57
  Silver Ahmed Dahy Athletics Men's javelin F41
  Silver Ashraf Elsafi Athletics Men's shot put F41
  Silver Hany Elbehiry Athletics Men's shot put F57
  Silver Mervat Omar Athletics Women's discus F55-57
  Silver Zakia Abdin Athletics Women's shot put F55-57
  Silver Metwaly Mathna Powerlifting Men's 60kg
  Silver Emadeldin Mohamed Powerlifting Men's 67.5kg
  Silver Mostafa Hamed Powerlifting Men's 82.5kg
  Silver Essam Attia Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S5
  Bronze Ahmed Hassan Mahmoud Athletics Men's 100m T36
  Bronze Ahmed Hassan Mahmoud Athletics Men's 200m T36
  Bronze Ahmed Abd Elgawad Athletics Men's discus F41
  Bronze Ayman Abou Elata Athletics Men's discus F46
  Bronze H. Abdel Latif Athletics Men's discus F56
  Bronze Ahmed Abd Elgawad Athletics Men's javelin F41
  Bronze Mohamed Hassan Athletics Men's javelin F57
  Bronze Shaaban El Khatib Athletics Men's shot put F57
  Bronze Sohir Elkoumy Athletics Women's shot put F55-57
  Bronze Abd Elmonem Farag Powerlifting Men's 75kg
  Bronze Walid Abd Elkader Swimming Men's 50m butterfly S7


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games: Egypt". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  2. ^ "On to the Paralympics". Al-Ahram Weekly. No. 1311. September 8, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Meet Ahmed, Multi Gold Medal Winner and Paralympic Record Holder - Популярные статьи - Библиотека международной спортивной информации". bmsi.ru. Retrieved 2016-10-26.