| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 July 1993 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 400m |
Anas Beshr (born 19 July 1993) is an Egyptian sprinter specializing in the 400 meters.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 July 1993 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 400m |
Anas Beshr (born 19 July 1993) is an Egyptian sprinter specializing in the 400 meters.
Beshr won silver at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in the 400 meters. [1]
He set a national record in 2014 (later broken). [2]
In 2015 he won silver at the 2015 Arab Athletics Championships. [3]
In 2016, at a meet in Montverde, Florida, Beshr reached the Olympic qualifying standard in the 400 meters setting a new national record. [4] [5] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [6]
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