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(Redirected from Omar Ahmed El Ghazali) Egyptian discus thrower (born 1984)
Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly
Personal information
Born (1984-02-09) February 9, 1984 (age 40)
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Country Egypt
SportAthletics
EventDiscus
Updated on 12 August 2012

Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly (born 9 February 1984 in Cairo) is an Egyptian discus thrower.

He originally played handball, while his siblings were on the Egyptian national swimming team.

In 1999 he was recruited by former African shot put champion Nagui Asaad, who was setting up a throwing school that also included hammer thrower Mohsen El Anany and shot putter Yasser Fathy. After having a try with the different implements, he settled for the discus and rapidly made his debut in the national team. In 2000, aged 16, he was selected for the Egyptian team for the World Junior Championships, where he finished in 17th. That year he also won the Arab Championships with a throw of 53.07 m. At the 2002 World Junior Championships, a poor result of 10th was due to a shoulder injury. In 2003, his final year as a junior, he set a new junior world record of 65.88.

His personal best throw is 66.58 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Helsingborg. This is the current national record. In 2007, he also became the first Egyptian athlete to reach the final of an event at the Athletics World Championships.

His 2008 season did not go as well due to a series of injuries.

In June 2009, El Ghazaly gave a strong showing at a meeting in Sollentuna, Sweden, registering a number of throws over 65 metres and winning with 66.34 m. This was an African season's best throw and highlighted him as a possible finalist for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He again reached the final, but could only achieve 9th place.

His 2010 season was again marred by injury.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Egypt
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 17th (q) Discus 50.43 m
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 3rd Discus throw (1.5 kg) 61.06 m
African Junior Championships Réduit, Mauritius 2nd Discus throw (1.75 kg) 49.79 m
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 10th Discus throw (1.75 kg) 58.20 m
African Championships Radès, Tunisia 3rd Discus throw 48.17 m
2003 African Junior Championships Garoua, Cameroon 1st Discus throw (1.75 kg) 61.87 m
Universiade Daegu, South Korea 9th Discus throw 55.15 m
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 1st Discus throw 63.61 m
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 3rd Discus throw 59.77 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 33rd (q) Discus throw 55.53 m
Pan Arab Games Algiers, Algeria 1st Discus throw 61.06 m
2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca, Saudi Arabia 1st Discus throw 59.89 m
Universiade İzmir, Turkey 2nd Discus throw 62.28 m
2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 1st Discus throw 61.11 m
World Cup Athens, Greece 4th Discus throw 61.50 m
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 1st Discus throw 62.28 m
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 2nd Discus throw 60.89 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 6th Discus throw 64.58 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 23rd (q) Discus throw 60.24 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 9th Discus throw 62.83 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 1st Discus throw 61.01 m
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st Discus throw 59.30 m

References

  1. ^ "IAAF: Athlete profile for Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly". IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  2. IAAF on Omar El Ghazaly
  3. Egyptian athletics records Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Julin, Lennart (2009-06-26). El Ghazaly throws 66.34m; Sudanese surpremacy on the track in Sollentuna. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
African Games champions in men's discus throw
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