Egypt at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Egypt sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The 38 member strong team won 12 medals, 4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze. Sports Egypt participated in included athletics, powerlifting and table tennis[1] Among Egypt's representatives included Fatma Omar and Sherif Othman in powerlifting, Mohammed Beshta, Mahmoud El-Attar, Hossam Abdel Kader and Mohammed El-Sayed Abdel Kader in athletics and Fayza Hafez in table tennis.[2]

Egypt at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeEGY
NPCEgyptian Paralympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors38 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Metwaly Ibrahim Mathna
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
4
Silver
4
Bronze
4
Total
12
Summer Paralympics appearances

Medallists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldSherif OthmanPowerliftingMen's 56kg
 GoldMetwaly Ibrahim MathnaAthleticsMen's 67.5kg
 GoldFatma OmarPowerliftingWomen's 56kg
 GoldHeba Said AhmedPowerliftingWomen's 82.5kg
 SilverMahmoud Ramadan EllatarAthleticsMen's javelin throw F57-58
 SilverOsama ElserngawyPowerliftingMen's 52kg
 SilverAmal Mahmoud OsmanPowerliftingWomen's 60kg
 SilverRanda Tageldin MohamedPowerliftingWomen's 75kg
 BronzeYaser Abdelaziz El SayedAthleticsMen's javelin throw F55-56
 BronzeShaban Yehia IbrahimPowerliftingMen's 60kg
 BronzeZeinab Sayed OteifyPowerliftingMen's 44kg
 BronzeNadia Mohamed AliPowerliftingWomen's +82.5kg

Sports

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's track
Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Hossam Eldin Mohamed Sewillam T37 100m 12.94 16 Did not advance
200m 26.25 15 Did not advance

Men's field
Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Mahmoud Abdelsemia F55-56 Discus throw 35.24 915 8
Yaser Abdelaziz El Sayed F55-56 Javelin throw 30.54 SB 929
Mohamed Mohamed Ramadan F37-38 Discus throw 49.60 SB 964 6
Mahmoud Ramadan Elattar F57-58 Discus throw 50.74 951 6
Javelin throw 48.80 SB 1035
Mohamed Roshdy Beshta F55-56 Shot put 11.35 SB 978 6

Powerlifting
Main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men
Athlete Event Result Rank
Abd Elmonem Salah Farag 100kg 222.5 4
Osama Elserngawy 52kg 167.5
Shaban Yehia Ibrahim 60kg 195.0
Metwaly Ibrahim Mathna 67.5kg 217.5 PR
Hany Mohsen Abd Elhady 82.5kg 220.0 4
Sherif Othman 56kg 202.5 WR
Mohamed Sobhy Elelfat 75kg 205.0 4

Women
Athlete Event Result Rank
Heba Said Ahmed 82.5kg 155.0 WR
Amal Mahmoud Osman 60kg 117.5
Nadia Mohamed Ali +82.5kg 150.0
Rania Alaa Eldin Morshedi 67.5kg 115.0 4
Fatma Omar 56kg 141.5 WR
Zeinab Sayed Oteify 44kg 92.5
Randa Tageldin Mohamed 75kg 135.0

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Sameh Saleh Men's singles C4-5  Thomas (FRA)
W 3–1		  D Rodriguez (ARG)
W 3–0		 N/A 1 Q  Guo X (CHN)
W 3–0		  Bolldén (SWE)
W 3-2		  Jung E-c (KOR)
L 1-3		  Urhaug (NOR)
L 0-3		 4
Sayed Mohamed Youssef Men's singles C7  Valera (ESP)
L 1-3		  Furlan (ITA)
L 1-3		  Qin X (CHN)
W 3-0		 4 Did not advance

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Faiza Mahmoud Afify Women's singles C6-7  Klymenko (UKR)
W 3–2		  Munoz (ARG)
W 3–2		 N/A 1 Q N/A  Ovsyannikova (RUS)
L 0–3		  van Zon (NED)
L 0-3		 4
Angham Medhat Maghraby Women's singles C10  Fan L (CHN)
L 0-3		  la Bourdonnaye (FRA)
L 0-3		  Karmayeva (RUS)
L 0-3		 4 Did not advance
Faiza Mahmoud Afify
Angham Medhat Maghraby		 Women's team C6-10 N/A  Czech Republic (CZE)
L 1-3		 Did not advance

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were defeated by Russia in the bronze medal match.

Players
  • Ashrad Zaghloul Abd Alla
  • Abd Elaal Mohamed Abd Elaal
  • Rezek Abd Ellatif
  • Abdel Nabi Hassan Abdel Latif
  • Mohamed Abouelyazeid
  • Taher Adel Elabahaey
  • Hesham Salah Elshwikh
  • Mohamed Abd Elhamed Emara
  • Salah Atta Hassanein
  • Hossam Massoud Massoud
  • El Saad Mossa
  • Ahmed Soliman

Tournament
7 September 2008
19:30		  Brazil (BRA) 0–'3'  Egypt (EGY) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Anton Probst (Germany)
(8–25, 14–25, 17–25)
 
9 September 2008
11:35		  Egypt (EGY) 0–'3'  Iran (IRI) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Khalid Salem Shanishah (Libya)
(25–27, 12–25, 18–25)
 
10 September 2008
15:30		  Japan (JPN) 0–'3'  Egypt (EGY) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 600
Referees: Xia Xin (China)
(8–25, 11–25, 15–25)
 
Semifinal
12 September 2008
12:30		  Egypt (EGY) 0–'3'  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 400
Referees: Anton Probst (Germany)
(18–25, 21–25, 20–25)
 
Bronze medal match
15 September 2008
16:00		  Russia (RUS) '3'-2  Egypt (EGY) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Martijn Meulenkamp (Netherlands)
(22–25, 25–16, 19–25, 25–20, 15–9)
 

See also

References
  1. "Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak honorary chairperson of Egypt Paralympics Committee" Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Egypt State Information Service, July 25, 2008
  2. "Guts and Glory" Archived 2008-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Egypt Today, August 2008
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