Ihab Abdelrahman

Ihab Abdelrahman

Abdelrahman at the 2016 Bislett Games
Personal information
Full name	Ihab El Sayed Abdelrahman
Born	(1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 36) Kafr Saqr, El Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Country	Egypt
Sport	Track and field
Event	Javelin throw
Coached by	Petteri Piironen [2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	NR 89.21 m (2014)
Medal record Representing   Egypt World Championships 2015 Beijing Javelin throw African Games 2015 Brazzaville Javelin throw African Championships 2010 Nairobi Javelin throw 2014 Marrakech Javelin throw 2022 Saint Pierre Javelin throw Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Javelin throw 2022 Oran Javelin throw World Junior Championships 2008 Bydgoszcz Javelin throw African Junior Championships 2007 Ouagadougou Javelin throw
Updated on 26 August 2015

Ihab El Sayed Abdelrahman (born 1 May 1989) is an Egyptian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best of 89.21 m is the Egyptian record. El Sayed splits his time between Kuortane, Finland, where his coach Petteri Piironen is based, and Cairo, where he is a student. ^{[2] [3]} In 2016, he tested positive for a banned substance, and was banned from the 2016 Olympics. ^[4] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. ^[5]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing   Egypt
2007	African Junior Championships	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	3rd	65.63 m
	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt	2nd	71.15 m
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	76.20 m
2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	5th	74.47 m
	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	12th	68.43 m
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Beirut, Lebanon	1st	77.33 m
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	1st	78.02 m
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	14th (q)	67.96 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	35th (q)	71.99 m
	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	5th	69.94 m
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	78.66 m
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	5th	67.82 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	29th (q)	77.35 m
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	2nd	82.45 m
	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	12th	73.42 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	7th	80.94 m
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	1st	78.96 m
2014	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	2nd	83.59 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	2nd	88.99 m
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	1st	85.37 m
2021	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	1st	79.93 m
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	13th (q)	81.92 m
2022	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	2nd	77.12 m
	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	2nd	78.51 m
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	12th	75.99 m
2023	Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	1st	80.50 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	10th	80.64 m
2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	4th	76.68 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	30th (q)	72.98 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 2007 – 71.15
• 2008 – 76.20
• 2009 – 78.44
• 2010 – 81.84
• 2011 – 78.83
• 2012 – 82.25
• 2013 – 83.62
• 2014 – 89.21 AR
• 2015 – 88.99

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ihab Abdelrahman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013.
2. Johnson (19 May 2014). "El Sayed's Spear Stunner in Shanghai Perhaps Not Such a Shock After All". International Association of Athletics Federations . Retrieved 15 September 2014.
3. Landells, Steve (18 September 2014). "Finnish advice is the secret to African javelin throwers' success". International Association of Athletics Federations . Retrieved 15 September 2014.
4. "Ihab Abdelrahman banned from Rio 2016 Olympic Games". SkySports.com. 27 July 2016.
5. "ABDELRAHMAN Ihab". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

External links

• Ihab Abdelrahman at World Athletics
• Ihab Abdelrahman at Diamond League
• Ihab Abdelrahman at Olympics.com
• Ihab Abdelrahman at Olympedia
• Ihab Abdelrahman at Tilastopaja (subscription required)

Records
Preceded by Marius Corbett	Men's Javelin African Record Holder 18 May 2014 – 7 June 2015	Succeeded by Julius Yego