Abeer Abdelrahman

Abeer Abdelrahman Khalil Mahmoud (born 13 June 1992) is an Egyptian weightlifter. She was born in Alexandria, Egypt.[1] She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the -69 kg and -75 kg weight categories, respectively, and finished in fifth place at both Games.[2] In 2016, Abdelrahman retroactively became the first Egyptian woman to win an Olympic medal when the original gold, silver, and bronze medal winners were disqualified due to doping.[3] Abdelrahman is now the silver medal winner for the 75 kg event in the 2012 Summer Olympics, coming second to Spain's Lidia Velentin.[4] The first Egyptian woman to receive her Olympic medal on the podium was Sara Ahmed for her bronze medal performance in the women's 69 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

Abeer Abdelrahman
Abdelrahman in 2012
Personal information
Born13 June 1992 (1992-06-13) (age 28)
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Egypt
Olympic Games
2012 London–75 kg
2008 Beijing–69 kg
World Championships
2009 Goyang–75 kg

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Abir Abdulrahman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. Khalil Mahmoud K Abir Abdelrahman. london2012.com
  3. "Egypt Gets its First-Ever Woman Olympic Medal Winner". Egyptian Streets. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. "ABIR ABDELRAHMAN Khalil Mahmoud Khalil EGY". International Weightlifting Federation. 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  5. "Weightlifting - Ahmed earns landmark podium for Egypt". Channel NewsAsia. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. Sims, Alexandra (12 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Egypt's Sara Ahmed becomes first Arab woman to win Olympic weightlifting medal". The Independent. Retrieved 17 August 2016.


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