Abeer Abdelrahman Explained

Abeer Abdelrahman
Full Name:Abeer Abdelrahman Khalil Mahmoud
Nationality:Egyptian
Birth Place:Alexandria, Egypt
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Abeer Abdelrahman Khalil Mahmoud (born 13 June 1992) is an Egyptian weightlifter. She was born in Alexandria, Egypt.[1] She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the -69 kg and -75 kg weight categories, respectively, and finished in fifth place at both Games.[2] In 2016, Abdelrahman retroactively became the first Egyptian woman to win an Olympic medal when the original gold, silver, and bronze medal winners were disqualified due to doping.[3] Abdelrahman is now the silver medal winner for the 75 kg event in the 2012 Summer Olympics, coming second to Spain's Lidia Velentin.[4] The first Egyptian woman to receive her Olympic medal on the podium was Sara Ahmed for her bronze medal performance in the women's 69 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Abir Abdulrahman . https://web.archive.org/web/20161202194358/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/abir-abdulrahman-1.html . 2 December 2016 . dead . Full name: Abir Abdulrahman Khalil Mahmoud Khalil, Original name: عبير عبدالرحمن خليل محمود خليل.
  2. Web site: Khalil Mahmoud K Abir Abdelrahman . London2012.com . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121029182508/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/abir-abdelrahman-khalil-mahmoud-k-1074831/ . 29 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Egypt Gets its First-Ever Woman Olympic Medal Winner . 2016-07-28 . Egyptian Streets . 2016-07-28 . 29 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160729142938/http://egyptianstreets.com/2016/07/28/egypt-gets-its-first-ever-woman-olympic-medal-winner/ . live .
  4. Web site: ABIR ABDELRAHMAN Khalil Mahmoud Khalil EGY . 2017 . . 2017-03-12 . 17 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817022704/http://www.iwf.net/results/athletes/?athlete=abir-abdelrahman-khalil-mahmoud-khalil-1992-06-13&id=2368 . live .
  5. News: Weightlifting - Ahmed earns landmark podium for Egypt . . 2016-08-10 . 2016-08-10 . 10 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160810234537/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/weightlifting-ahmed-ear/3032868.html . live .
  6. News: Sims . Alexandra . Rio 2016: Egypt's Sara Ahmed becomes first Arab woman to win Olympic weightlifting medal . . 2016-08-12 . 2016-08-17 . 14 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190614122004/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/rio-2016-egypts-sara-ahmed-becomes-first-arab-woman-to-win-olympic-weightlifting-medal-a7186406.html . live .