Mohamed Elsayed
{{Short description|Egyptian boxer (born 1973)}}
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:Mohamed Elsayed is also the alias of Mohamed Atta
Mohamed Elsayed ({{langx|arz|محمد السيد}}; born 1973) is an Egyptian boxer who competed in the heavyweight class (81 – 91 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Career
{{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}}{{MedalCountry | {{EGY}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalBronze| 2004 Athens | Heavyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}}
{{MedalSilver| 2003 Abuja | Heavyweight}}
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In 2003 he had captured the silver medal in his weight division at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria when he lost the final to local Emmanuel Izonritei.{{cite web |title=7 Awesome Egyptian Moments from Olympic History |url=http://cairoscene.com/Listicles/7-Awesome-Egyptian-Moments-from-Olympic-History |publisher=Cairo Scene |date=8 December 2016}}
At the Olympics he made it to the semi-finals, but was stopped when a medical test revealed that he had a broken arm.{{cite web | url=https://www.eurosport.com/boxing/athens1/2004/egyptian-disqualified_sto632204/story.shtml | title=Egyptian heavyweight fails medical | publisher=Euro Sport | agency=Reuters | date=27 August 2004}} He did receive a bronze medal.{{cite web |title=Mohamed Elsayed |url=https://www.olympic.org/mohamed-elsayed |website=olympics.org}}
Olympic results
- Defeated Igor Alborov (Uzbekistan) 18-18, countback decision{{cite web |title=Mohamed El-Sayed |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/mohamed-el-sayed-4.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055906/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/mohamed-el-sayed-4.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |publisher=Sports Reference}}
- Defeated Adam Forsyth (Australia) 27-12
- Lost to Viktar Zuyev (Belarus) walk-over
References
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External links
- [http://www.egyptianolympic.org/Olympic-games.html Mohamed Elsayed] at Egyptian Olympic Committee
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Category:Olympic boxers for Egypt
Category:Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in boxing
Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Egypt
Category:African Games silver medalists for Egypt
Category:African Games medalists in boxing
Category:Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games
Category:21st-century Egyptian sportsmen
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