Yasser Sakr

Yasser Abdel Rahman Sakr (Arabic: ياسر عبد الرحمن صقر; born December 1, 1977) is an amateur Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's super heavyweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal for his category at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain.[2]

Yasser Sakr
Personal information
Full nameYasser Abdel Rahman Sakr
Nationality Egypt
Born (1977-12-01) 1 December 1977
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman

Sakr represented Egypt at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 120 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out to Armenia's Yury Patrikeyev, with a two-set technical score (1–5, 0–7), and a classification point score of 1–3.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yasser Sakr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. "Jeux Mediterranéens: Greco-Roman seniors 2005-06-26 Almeria (ESP) – 120.0 kg". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. "Men's Greco-Roman 120kg (264.5 lbs) Round of 16 Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 10 January 2013.


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