Mostafa El Gamel

{{Short description|Egyptian hammer thrower (born 1988)}}

{{redirect|Mostafa El Gamal|the footballer|Mostafa El Gamal (footballer)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|10|1}}

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| height ={{height|m=1.91}}

| weight ={{convert|96|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| country = {{EGY}}

| sport = Athletics

| event =Hammer throw

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{{MedalCompetition|African Games}}

{{MedalGold|2011 Maputo|Hammer throw}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Brazzaville|Hammer throw}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Rabat|Hammer throw}}

{{Medal|Gold|2023 Accra|Hammer throw}}

{{MedalCompetition|African Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Marrakech|Hammer throw}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Asaba|Hammer throw}}

{{MedalGold|2024 Douala|Hammer throw}}

{{MedalSilver|2008 Addis Ababa|Hammer throw}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Nairobi|Hammer throw}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 Porto Novo|Hammer throw}}

{{Medal|Competition|Mediterranean Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2013 Mersin|Hammer throw}}

| updated = 26 August 2016

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Mostafa Mohamed Hesham El Gamel (born 1 October 1988 in Giza) is an Egyptian athlete. He competed for Egypt in hammer throw at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

He opened his 2014 season with a personal best throw of {{T&Fcalc|81.27}} (by IAAF profile, 81.29 m by other sources) – a mark which broke the African record for the event.Mulkeen, Jon (22 March 2014). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/african-hammer-record-mostafa-al-gamel Al-Gamel smashes African hammer record with 81.29m]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.

Competition record

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colspan="6"|Representing {{EGY}}
2007

|African Junior Championships

|Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw (6 kg)

|66.36 m

2008

|African Championships

|Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Hammer throw

|69.70 m

2010

|African Championships

|Nairobi, Kenya

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|Hammer throw

|71.40 m

rowspan=3|2011

|World Championships

|Daegu, South Korea

|30th (q)

|Hammer throw

|68.38 m

All-Africa Games

|Maputo, Mozambique

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw

|74.76 m

Pan Arab Games

|Doha, Qatar

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Hammer throw

|70.23 m

rowspan=2|2012

|African Championships

|Porto Novo, Benin

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|Hammer throw

|73.81 m

Olympic Games

|London, United Kingdom

|29th (q)

|Hammer throw

|71.36 m

rowspan=2|2013

|Mediterranean Games

|Mersin, Turkey

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw

|76.68 m

Islamic Solidarity Games

|Palembang, Indonesia

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw

|77.73 m

rowspan=2|2014

|African Championships

|Marrakech, Morocco

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw

|79.09 m

Continental Cup

|Marrakech, Morocco

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Hammer throw

|78.89 m

rowspan=2|2015

|World Championships

|Beijing, China

|7th

|Hammer throw

|76.81 m

African Games

|Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw

|74.92 m

2018

|African Championships

|Asaba, Nigeria

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw

|73.50 m

rowspan=2|2019

|African Games

|Rabat, Morocco

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw

|72.50 m

World Championships

|Doha, Qatar

|30th (q)

|Hammer throw

|70.45 m

2021

|Olympic Games

|Tokyo, Japan

|23rd (q)

|Hammer throw

|72.76 m

rowspan=2|2022

|African Championships

|Port Louis, Mauritius

|4th

|Hammer throw

|67.80 m

Mediterranean Games

|Oran, Algeria

|7th

|Hammer throw

|70.48 m

rowspan=3|2023

|Arab Championships

|Marrakesh, Morocco

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw

|75.70 m

Arab Games

|Oran, Algeria

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw

|76.48 m

World Championships

|Budapest, Hungary

|28th (q)

|Hammer throw

|71.36 m

rowspan=3|2024

|African Games

|Accra, Ghana

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw

|73.65 m

African Championships

|Douala, Cameroon

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw

|72.88 m

Olympic Games

|Paris, France

|30th (q)

|Hammer throw

|70.09 m

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