Ahmed Abdelhay

Ahmed Abdelhay

Abdelhay at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Egypt
Born (1984-08-19) 19 August 1984
Cairo, Egypt[1]
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Spike 342 cm (135 in)
Block 316 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position Opposite hitter[3]
Current club Tala'ea El-Gaish SC[3]
Number 4
Career
YearsTeams
2014Egypt Al Ahly
National team
2006–2015Egypt Egypt

Ahmed Abdelhay (born 19 August 1984), also known as Ahmed Abdel Naeim (Arabic: احمد عبد النعيم),[1] is an Egyptian indoor volleyball player. Since 2003 he is a member of the Egypt men's national volleyball team, where he goes by the nickname Salah.[4] He competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics and 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Championships.[3]

Abdelhay was named most valuable player (MVP) at the 2011 and 2015 an best server at the 2011 and 2013 African Championships; he was also voted as best spiker at the 2011 World Cup. He is a patriot and refused several offers to change nationality despite the financial privileges.[3]

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