Mohamed Naguib Hamed
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Mohamed Naguib Hamed is an Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

ian athlete, one of only a few Egyptians to win gold medals in African athletic events.

Along with his colleagues Nagui Asaad
Nagui Asaad
Nagui Asaad Youssef ناجى أسعد, , is an Egyptian athlete who represented Egypt in the international events in the 1970s and early 1980s in shot put and discus throw.-Biography:...

, Hassan Ahmed Hamad
Hassan Ahmed Hamad
Hassan Ahmed Hamad is an Egyptian athlete who was a member of the Egyptian Athletics team between 1978 and 1992.He was a member of one of the strongest Egyptian teams in throw events with Nagui Asaad, Hisham Greis and Mohamed Naguib Hamed, this team is considered to be the strongest team Egypt...

, and Hisham Greis
Hisham Greis
Hisham Fouad Greis is a retired male track and field athlete from Egypt, one of only a few Egyptian athletes to have won gold medals at the African athletic events...

, he formed a strong Egyptian team in throwing events—in fact, a team considered to be the strongest one Egypt has ever had, according to many Egyptian sports experts.
  • Twice African champion in Discus Throw
    Discus throw
    The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

    : 1982, 1984.
  • Silver medallist of the African championship in Discus Throw
    Discus throw
    The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

    , 1979.
  • Silver medallist in Discus Throw
    Discus throw
    The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

     of the 1983 Mediterranean Games
    Mediterranean Games
    The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years, mainly for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe, Africa and Asia meet. The idea was proposed at the 1948 Summer Olympics by Muhammed Taher Pasha, chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, and they were first...

    .
  • Twice Silver medallist in Discus Throw of the All Africa Games: in Nairobi
    Nairobi
    Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

    , 1987; Cairo
    Cairo
    Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...

    , 1991.
  • Four times Gold medallist in Discus Throw of East and Central African Championships: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985.


With 64.44 metres, he is a former Egyptian recordholder.

Achievements

Representing
1979 African Championships
1979 African Championships in Athletics
The 1979 African Championships in Athletics were held in the Stade Demba Diop in Dakar, Senegal. There were a total number of 251 competitors from 24 countries, with 23 men's and 16 women's events.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:...

Dakar, Senegal 2nd Discus throw 54.40 m
1982 African Championships
1982 African Championships in Athletics
-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...

Cairo, Egypt 1st Discus throw 59.82 m
1984 African Championships
1984 African Championships in Athletics
The 1984 African Championships in Athletics were held in Rabat, Morocco from August 12 to August 15, 1984 in the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...

Rabat, Morocco 1st Discus throw 58.62 m
1987 All-Africa Games
1987 All-Africa Games
The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987 to August 12, 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulties and general civil unrest had never allowed this to...

Nairobi, Kenya 2nd Discus throw 56.08 m
Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games
The fourth All-Africa Games were held in August 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya.Four new events were added to the games these were the women's 3000 metres, 10000 metres, 400 metres hurdles and 5000 metres track walk. Additionally the pentathlon for women was replaced with the heptathlon. Also four nations...


See also

  • List of champions of Africa of athletics
  • Egyptian athletes
  • Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games
    Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games
    The fourth All-Africa Games were held in August 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya.Four new events were added to the games these were the women's 3000 metres, 10000 metres, 400 metres hurdles and 5000 metres track walk. Additionally the pentathlon for women was replaced with the heptathlon. Also four nations...

  • Athletics at the 1991 All-Africa Games
    Athletics at the 1991 All-Africa Games
    The fourth All-Africa Games were held in September 1991 in Cairo, Egypt.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:*...

  • List of Egyptians
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