Ihab Abdelrahman

Ihab Abdelrahman

Abdelrahman at the 2016 Bislett Games
Personal information
Born	1 May 1989 El Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Country	Egypt
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin
Coached by	Petteri Piironen[2]
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 Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin 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 athlete competing in the javelin throw. His personal best is 89.21 m achieved in May 2014 in Shanghai. 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 not allowed to compete in the 2016 Olympics^[4]

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
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

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. "Ihab Abdelrahman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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. http://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/15234/10514542/ihab-abdelrahman-banned-from-rio-2016-olympic-games

External links

• Ihab Abdelrahman profile at IAAF
• Tilastopaja profile for Ihab Abdelrahman