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| Nationality | Egyptian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 24) Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ahmed El-Gendy (Arabic: أحمد الجندي; born 1 March 2000) is an Egyptian modern pentathlete. He won the silver medal in the men's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and won gold for Egypt. He also won the gold medal for Egypt in the 2024 Summer Olympics breaking both the Olympic and world records with a score of 1555 points. He is the first athlete from Africa to win medals, including an Olympic gold medal, in modern pentathlon.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, El-Gendy was ranked 13th after the fencing, swimming, and riding events, trailing leader and eventual gold medalist Joe Choong by 50 points, meaning he started the final laser-run 50 seconds after Choong. He made up that entire deficit during the laser-run, and briefly led during the final 800 metres; ultimately he finished second, just under five seconds behind Choong. He is the official flag bearer of his country in Paris 2024 with female weighlifter Sara Ahmed and Fencer Mohamed El-Sayed (fencer). He has also trained in Smouha SC in Alexandria for the Olympics.
References
- ^ "Ahmed El-Gendy". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "Modern Pentathlon: Men" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- De Lancey, Stephanie (10 August 2024). "Egypt's Ahmed Elgendy sets world record, wins gold in men's modern pentathlon". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- Ellingworth, James (10 August 2024). "Ahmed Elgendy of Egypt becomes first athlete from Africa to win Olympic modern pentathlon gold". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Egypt win gold and silver on historic day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- "Paris 2024 Olympics: The flagbearers at Friday's Opening Ceremony, from Coco Gauff to NBA stars". Olympics.com. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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Flagbearer for  Egypt (with Sara Ahmed) París 2024 |
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