Ashraf Amgad Elseify

Ashraf Amgad Elseify
Personal information
Full name Ashraf Amgad Elseify
Nationality Qatari
Born (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995
Egypt
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Hammer throw
Coached by Alexey Malyukov
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Qatar
World Junior Championships
2012 BarcelonaHammer throw
2014 OregonHammer throw
Asian Junior Championships
2012 Colombo Hammer throw

Ashraf Amgad Elseify (Arabic: اشرف امجد‎; born 20 February 1995) is a Qatari hammer thrower.

Biography

He won a gold medal at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Colombo, Sri Lanka, establishing a new Asian junior record and World Youth Best.[1]

Elseify originally hails from Egypt and was talented spotted when he won the Egyptian youth title in Cairo as a 15-year-old. He was invited to train in Qatar, under the tutelage of Russian hammer coach Alexey Malyukov,[2][3] eventually Qatar paid for his family so he plays for Qatar.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Qatar
2012 Asian Junior Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 1st Hammer throw (6 kg) 80.85 m
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st Hammer throw (6 kg) 85.57 m
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 10th Hammer throw 63.29 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 26th (q) Hammer throw 69.70 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 3rd Hammer throw 72.88 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 1st Hammer throw (6 kg) 84.71 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 2nd Hammer throw 76.03 m
World Championships Beijing, China 9th Hammer throw 74.09 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th Hammer throw 75.46 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Hammer throw 73.17 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 23rd (q) Hammer throw 71.87 m

References

  1. ↑ Ashraf Amgad Elseify sets world junior hammer lead eyeing Barcelona 2012 Archived 2012-06-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Hammer prodigy Elseify shows off his style in front of legend Yuriy Sedykh
  3. ↑ Aju George Chris (20 June 2012). "Hammer and tongs!". Doha Stadium Plus. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.


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