Mohamed Ihab

Mohamed Ihab
Personal information
Born (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989
Faiyum, Egypt
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country Egypt
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 77 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 165 kg (2016)
  • Clean and jerk: 201 kg (2015)
  • Total: 363 kg (2015)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro–77 kg
World Championships
2017 Anaheim–77 kg
2014 Almaty–69 kg
2015 Houston–77 kg
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona-77 kg

Mohamed Ihab Youssef Ahmed Mahmoud (born 21 November 1989) is an Egyptian weightlifter.[1]

Early life

Ihab was born in Faiyum, Egypt a city located 100 kilometres from Cairo. He was introduced to weightlifting by his father. Ihab started training with a coach at the age of 8 after his brother took him to a weightlifting gym. He went on to join the Egyptian national team at the age of 15 at a body weight of 56 kg. Ihab's biggest influence in weightlifting was his father, after his passing Mohamed decided to dedicate his life to the sport.[2]

Career

He won a bronze medal in the men's 77 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

He also placed second in the Total for the 69 kg weight-class in the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, lifting 334 kg. He also placed third in the Snatch (152 kg) and second in the Clean & Jerk (182 kg).[4]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil77 kg160165168 3196 196203 33613rd, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan69 kg1451491523rd, bronze medalist(s)177 1771822nd, silver medalist(s) 3342nd, silver medalist(s)
2015United States Houston, United States77 kg157162166 61931972012nd, silver medalist(s) 3632nd, silver medalist(s)
2017United States Anaheim, United States77 kg1601651681st, gold medalist(s)1911911961st, gold medalist(s)3611st, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2018Spain Tarragona, Spain77 kg1581621661st, gold medalist(s)1861901961st, gold medalist(s)3521

References

  1. ↑ rio2016.com
  2. ↑ Mohamed Ehab Interview - All Things Gym, retrieved 2016-12-16
  3. ↑ "Mohamed Mahmoud". Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. 2016-08-10. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  4. ↑ World Weightlifting Championships Results Book
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