Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud

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Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud
Medal record
Representing Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Men's athletics
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo 100 m
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Nairobi 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Porto Novo 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Porto Novo 200 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Pescara 200 m
Before the start of the first round in the 100 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres, qualification heat 4.jpg
Before the start of the first round in the 100 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud (born 10 June 1986 in Damietta) is an Egyptian sprinter who specializes in 100 and 200 metres. His personal best times are 10.13 and 20.36 seconds in the 100 and 200 metres.

He ranked sixth in the 100 metres at the 2006 African Championships. In the 200 metres, he won the 2007 Summer Universiade, and competed at the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final round. He also competed in 60 metres at the World Indoor Championships in 2003 and 2008.

Seoud represented Egypt at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 200 metres and placed fifth in his first round heat in a time of 20.75 seconds. His record was among the ten best losing times, which granted him a slot in the second round. He improved his time in the second round to 20.55 seconds, placing sixth. This performance was not enough to qualify for the semi-finals.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in both the 100 and 200 metres, but did not qualify from the heats. [1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 44th (h)60 m 6.93
World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 35th (h)100 m11.06
12th (sf)200 m21.89
African Junior Championships Garoua, Cameroon 4th100 m10.66 (w)
2nd200 m21.40 (w)
2005 Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 200 m DNF
Jeux de la Francophonie Niamey, Niger 3rd100 m 10.55
6th (h)200 m 21.29
2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 6th100 m 10.81
10th (sf)200 m 21.32
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 13th (sf)100 m 10.52
4th200 m 21.07
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 7th100 m 10.53
1st200 m 20.74
World Championships Osaka, Japan 20th (qf)200 m 20.72
Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 1st100 m 10.38 (NR)
1st200 m 20.69
4th4 × 100 m relay 40.17 (NR)
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 14th (sf)60 m 6.69 (NR)
Olympic Games Beijing, China 15th (qf)200 m 20.45
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 7th100 m 10.45
1st200 m 20.78
Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 2nd100 m 10.31
2nd200 m 20.52
World Championships Berlin, Germany 51st (h)200 m 21.44
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 6th100 m 10.42 (w)
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 4th100 m 10.18
1st200 m 20.36 (NR)
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 18th (sf)200 m 21.15
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 1st100 m 10.20 (NR)
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 20th (sf)60 m 6.83
African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 2nd100 m 10.34
2nd200 m 20.76
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 22nd (h)100 m 10.22
36th (h)200 m 20.81
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 6th100 m 10.40
6th200 m 20.84
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 5th100 m 10.56

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References

  1. "Amru Seoud Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-03-02.