Sherif Othman
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| Nationality | Egyptian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15 September 1982 Beni Mazar, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Cairo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Police Sports Association: Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals |
2008 2012 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 211kg (-59kg) WR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sherif Othman (born 15 September 1982) is an Egyptian Paralympic powerlifter competing in the -56 kg class.[1] Othman has participated in two Summer Paralympic Games winning gold in the -56 kg category in both. In the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing he broke the world record with a lift of 202.5 kg. He surpassed his own record when he record a weight of 205 kg at the 2010 IPC Powerlifting World Championship. Then he surpassed his own record again of 205 kg when he record a weight of 211 kg at 2016 Summer Paralympics Games (Rio 2016) winning another gold medal.
References
- ↑ "Othman Sherif". Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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