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Mohamed Ali Rashwan is an Egyptian judoka. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Open Class category.
Djibouti took part in the 1992 Summer Olympics, which were held in Barcelona, Spain from 25 July to 9 August. The country's participation marked its fourth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, United States. The delegation from Djibouti included eight athletes, five in athletics, two in judo and one in sailing. Houssein Djama, Moussa Souleiman, Omar Daher Gadid, Ahmed Salah, and Talal Omar Abdillahi represented the nation in athletics, while Youssef Omar Isahak, Alaoui Mohamed Taher represented the nation in judo. Robleh Ali Adou represented Djibouti in sailing.
Libya competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Yasuhiro Yamashita is a Japanese judoka. He currently works as an instructor or advisor for numerous organizations, including Tokai University, the International Judo Federation, and the All Japan Judo Federation. He retired from competitive judo on 17 June 1985 after a remarkable career where he won five gold medals in international competitions and marked 203 consecutive victories until his retirement where he went undefeated his entire career against non-Japanese wrestlers. He received the Japanese National Prize of Honor on 9 October 1984. He is considered the greatest judoka ever.
The Egyptian Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Egypt and a part of the International Olympic Committee.
Djibouti has participated in nine Summer Olympic Games as of the completion of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. Djibouti debuted at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States of America with three athletes, but did not take home a medal. The highest number of Djiboutian athletes participating in a summer Games is eight in the 1992 games in Barcelona, Spain. Only one Djiboutian athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympics, marathon runner Hussein Ahmed Salah, who won a bronze medal in the 1988 marathon.
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Mohamed-Amine Tayeb is an Algerian judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the +100 kg event.
Mohamed Ali Ahmad Abdelaal is an Egyptian judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 81 kg event, in which he was eliminated by Khasan Khalmurzaev in the third round.
Mohamed Mohyeldin is an Egyptian judoka. At the 2016 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's -73kg.
Taher Mohamed Ahmed Taher Mohamed Mahmoud is an Egyptian professional footballer, who plays for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Egypt national team as a winger.
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