Ahmed Farid Abou-Shadi (Arabic: أحمد فريد أبو شادي; born 28 November 1909, date of death unknown) was an Egyptian sabre fencer who competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Shibin Al Kawm, Al Minufiyah, Egypt.[1] He competed at the age of 42 years, 246 days in 1952, and holds the record as the oldest Egyptian Olympic fencer.[2] He also competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games where he won a silver medal in the team sabre event.[3]
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| Birth name | أحمد فريد أبو شادي | ||||||||
| Born | 28 November 1909 Shibin Al Kawm, Al Minufiyah, Egypt | ||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Farid Abou-Shadi (full name: Ahmed Farid Abou-Shadi)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Egypt Fencing". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Olympedia – Farid Abou-Shadi". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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