Mohamed El-Zayat

Mohamed El-Zayat
Personal information
Born	1 April 2001 (age 24)
Sport
Country	Egypt
Sport	Para taekwondo
Medal record
Representing Egypt
Paralympic Games

Last updated January 19, 2026

Mohamed El-Zayat (born 1 April 2001)^[1] is an Egyptian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[2]^[3] He received a kick to the head in his semi-final match against Daniil Sidorov.^[3] El-Zayat advanced to the final but he was unable to compete due to his injuries and, as a result, Nathan Torquato was awarded the gold medal.^[3]

References

↑ "Mohamed El-Zayat". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
↑ Berkeley, Geoff (2 September 2021). "Elzayat stretchered off twice as first Paralympic taekwondo champions are crowned". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 4 September 2021.
1 2 3 "Joy as Peru take gold on Para taekwondo debut". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

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[profile_summer_paralympics_2020-1] "Mohamed El-Zayat". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

[elzayat_stretchered_off_twice_as_first_paralympic_taekwondo_champions_are_crowned_2021-2] Berkeley, Geoff (2 September 2021). "Elzayat stretchered off twice as first Paralympic taekwondo champions are crowned". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 4 September 2021.

[joy_as_peru_take_gold_para_taekwondo_debut_2021-3] 1 2 3 "Joy as Peru take gold on Para taekwondo debut". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

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