Abdel Hamid El-Wassimy

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Abdel Hamid El-Wassimy
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Personal information
NationalityEgyptian
Born (1956-02-03) 3 February 1956 (age 68)
DiedMay 2023
Sport
Sport Volleyball

Abdel Hamid El-Wassimy (born 3 February 1956; died in May 2023) was an Egyptian volleyball player, coach and executive. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

After retirement he worked as a coach for many Egyptian clubs as well as the men‘s national team. He also coached the South Africa men’s volleyball team in the early 2000s. Later he was an FIVB Coaches Instructor. El-Wassimy also served as a Vice Chairman of the Egyptian Volleyball Federation.

He died in 2023. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Abdel Hamid El-Wassimy Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. https://www.fivb.com/fivb-mourns-passing-of-cavb-coaches-commission-president-abdel-hamid-el-wassimy/