- Mohamed Elsayed is also the alias of Mohamed Atta
Mohamed Elsayed (Arabic: محمد السيد) is an Egyptian boxer who competed in the heavyweight class (81 – 91 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Career
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
Representing  Egypt | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2004 Athens | Heavyweight |
| All-Africa Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2003 Abuja | Heavyweight |
In 2003 he had captured the silver medal in his weight division at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria when he lost the final to local Emmanuel Izonritei.[1]
At the Olympics he made it to the semi-finals, but was stopped when a medical test revealed that he had a broken arm.[1][2] He did receive a bronze medal.[3]
Olympic results
- Defeated Igor Alborov (Uzbekistan) 18-18, countback decision[4]
- Defeated Adam Forsyth (Australia) 27-12[4]
- Lost to Viktar Zuyev (Belarus) walk-over
References
- 1 2 "7 Awesome Egyptian Moments from Olympic History". Cairo Scene. 8 December 2016.
- ↑ "Egyptian heavyweight fails medical". Euro Sport. Reuters. 27 August 2004.
- ↑ "Mohamed Elsayed". olympics.org.
- 1 2 "Mohamed El-Sayed". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
External links
- Mohamed Elsayed at Egyptian Olympic Committee
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