Ibrahim Ahmed Abdelwareth

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Ibrahim Ahmed Abdelwareth
Personal information
NationalityEgyptian
Born (1988-12-16) 16 December 1988 (age 36)
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportAthletics
Disability class F44
Event(s) shot put, discus
Medal record
Men's Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Shot put F37/38
IPC World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Christchurch Shot put F37/38

Ibrahim Ahmed Abdelwareth (born 16 December 1988) is an Egyptian track and field athlete who competes in the F44 classification, mainly in throwing events. [1] Abdelwareth represented Egypt at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he entered both the discus and shot put in the F37/F38. He finished eighth in the discus, but found success in the shot put where a throw of 15.53 gave him the silver medal. [2] Abdelwareth has also found success at the World Championships winning gold in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch. [2] As of 2013, Abdelwareth was reclassified as a T44 athlete, where he has found it difficult to repeat his earlier success. [2]

References

  1. "Abdelwareth, Ibrahim Ahmed". marochandisport.ma (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Abdelwareth, Ibrahim Ahmed". IPC . Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.