Hany Abdelhady (born 19 May 1980)[1] is an Egyptian Paralympic powerlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 90 kg event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, United Kingdom. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2010 IPC Powerlifting World Championships held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Hany Abdelhady
Personal information
Born (1980-05-19) 19 May 1980 (age 44)
Cairo, Egypt
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 88 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur 90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan 88 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tbilisi 97 kg

He won the bronze medal in the men's 88 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] He also competed in the men's 88 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Hany Abdelhady". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ Houston, Michael (29 August 2021). "D'andrea wins Brazil's first powerlifting gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Tbilisi 2021: Abdelkareem Khattab destroys world record with monstrous performance". Paralympic.org. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (4 December 2021). "Khattab demolishes world record to seal gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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