Azmi Mohamed Megahed

{{Short description|Egyptian volleyball player (1950–2020)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Azmi Mohamed Megahed

| full_name =

| image = عزمي مجاهد.png

| caption = Azmi Mohamed Megahed in 2014

| nationality = Egyptian

| sport = Volleyball

| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|4|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dakahlia, Egypt

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|9|12|1950|4|15|df=yes}}

| death_place = Cairo, Egypt

| height = 1.89 m

}}

Azmi Mohamed Megahed ({{langx|ar|عزمي محمد مجاهد}}; 15 April 1950 – 12 September 2020) was an Egyptian volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/azmi-mohamed-megahed-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230325/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/azmi-mohamed-megahed-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Azmi Mohamed Megahed Olympic Results |access-date=31 January 2019}}

Biography

Born in Dakahlia,{{cite web |url=https://www.mansora2day.com/2020/09/12/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B2%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%82%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B9%D8%B2/ |title=الحزن يعم الرياضين بالدقهلية لرحيل عزمي مجاهد |website=mansora2day.com |language=Arabic |date=12 September 2020 }} Megahed played for Zamalek SC and Egypt national team for 16 years. He won the best African player award in 1974. He also won many individual, domestic and continental awards as a player and manager.{{cite web |url=https://www.elbalad.news/4489067 |title=أسطورة أفريقيا في الكرة الطائرة.. 7 معلومات عن عزمي مجاهد بعد وفاته بفيروس كورونا |website=Sada Elbalad |language=Arabic |date=12 September 2020 }} He later became a board member of Zamalek SC, then worked as a political commentator and TV presenter at "Al Assema TV".{{cite web |url=http://www.khabarmasr.com/news/get_news/574287/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7..-10-%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%83-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D8%A9?is_article=0 |title=بعد وفاته بكورونا.. 10 معلومات لا تفوتك عن عزمي مجاهد أسطورة الكرة الطائرة |website=khabarmasr.com |language=Arabic |date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912143213/http://www.khabarmasr.com/news/get_news/574287/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7..-10-%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%83-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D8%A9?is_article=0 |archive-date=12 September 2020 }} His son, Amir Azmy, became a footballer.

He died on 12 September 2020 in a hospital in Cairo due to COVID-19 during the pandemic in Egypt.{{cite web |url=https://dailynewsegypt.com/2020/09/12/former-zamalek-volleyball-star-azmy-megahed-passes-away-of-covid-19/ |title=Former Zamalek volleyball star Azmy Megahed passes away of COVID-19 |website=Daily News Egypt |date=12 September 2020 }}

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