Ihab Abdelrahman
Abdelrahman at the 2016 Bislett Games
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Full name |
Ihab El Sayed Abdelrahman |
Born |
1 May 1989 Kafr Saqr, El Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
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Height |
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
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Weight |
96 kg (212 lb) |
Country |
Egypt
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Sport |
Track and field |
Event |
Javelin throw |
Coached by |
Petteri Piironen
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Personal bests
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NR 89.21 m (2014) |
Updated on 26 August 2015. |
Ihab El Sayed Abdelrahman (born 1 May 1989) is an Egyptian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best of 89.21 m is the Egyptian record. El Sayed splits his time between Kuortane, Finland, where his coach Petteri Piironen is based, and Cairo, where he is a student. In 2016, he tested positive for a banned substance, and was banned from the 2016 Olympics. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes
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Representing Egypt
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2007
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African Junior Championships
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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3rd
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65.63 m
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Pan Arab Games
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Cairo, Egypt
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2nd
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71.15 m
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2008
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World Junior Championships
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Bydgoszcz, Poland
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2nd
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76.20 m
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2009
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Mediterranean Games
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Pescara, Italy
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5th
|
74.47 m
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Universiade
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Belgrade, Serbia
|
12th
|
68.43 m
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Jeux de la Francophonie
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Beirut, Lebanon
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1st
|
77.33 m
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2010
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African Championships
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Nairobi, Kenya
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1st
|
78.02 m
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2011
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Universiade
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Shenzhen, China
|
14th (q)
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67.96 m
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World Championships
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Daegu, South Korea
|
35th (q)
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71.99 m
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All-Africa Games
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Maputo, Mozambique
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5th
|
69.94 m
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Pan Arab Games
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Doha, Qatar
|
1st
|
78.66 m
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2012
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African Championships
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Porto Novo, Benin
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5th
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67.82 m
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Olympic Games
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London, United Kingdom
|
29th (q)
|
77.35 m
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2013
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Mediterranean Games
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Mersin, Turkey
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2nd
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82.45 m
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Universiade
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Kazan, Russia
|
12th
|
73.42 m
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World Championships
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Moscow, Russia
|
7th
|
80.94 m
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Islamic Solidarity Games
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Palembang, Indonesia
|
1st
|
78.96 m
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2014
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African Championships
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Marrakech, Morocco
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2nd
|
83.59 m
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2015
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World Championships
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Beijing, China
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2nd
|
88.99 m
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African Games
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Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
|
1st
|
85.37 m
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2021
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Arab Championships
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Radès, Tunisia
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1st
|
79.93 m
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Olympic Games
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Tokyo, Japan
|
13th (q)
|
81.92 m
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2022
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African Championships
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Port Louis, Mauritius
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2nd
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77.12 m
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Mediterranean Games
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Oran, Algeria
|
2nd
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78.51 m
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World Championships
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Eugene, United States
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12th
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75.99 m
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2023
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Arab Games
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Oran, Algeria
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1st
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80.50 m
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World Championships
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Budapest, Hungary
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10th
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80.64 m
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Seasonal bests by year
- 2007 – 71.15
- 2008 – 76.20
- 2009 – 78.44
- 2010 – 81.84
- 2011 – 78.83
- 2012 – 82.25
- 2013 – 83.62
- 2014 – 89.21 AR
- 2015 – 88.99