Attia Hamouda
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Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing Egypt | ||
Men's Weightlifting | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1948 London | -67.5 kg |
Attia Hamouda (1914 – 1992) was a lightweight (60-67.5 kg) on the Egyptian weightlifting team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He earned a silver medal for Egypt after lifting a record of 360 kg. He lost to his team mate Ibrahim Shams, who lifted the same weight but was lighter. This was the second time that Egypt accumulated five medals, having also done so at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners Archives". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 11 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- "Stats Egypt". ABC. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
External links
- Attia Hamouda's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Attia Hamouda's profile at the Egyptian Ministry for Youth and Sport (in Arabic)
See also
Categories:
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- Egyptian male weightlifters
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- Olympic silver medalists for Egypt
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
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