Anwar Mesbah Explained

Anwar Mesbah (April 8, 1913  - November 25, 1998)^[1] was an Egyptian weightlifter.

He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in Berlin.

Along with his compatriot weightlifter Khadr El-Touni's middleweight class gold medal, Mesbah won a gold medal for Egypt in the lightweight class, sharing the gold medal with Robert Fein with whom he tied, by lifting a record 342.5 kg.^[2]

Born in Alexandria, Mesbah was considered a great athlete of his time.^[3]

References

• Web site: Olympic Medal Winners Archives . . 2008-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080811135711/http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp . 11 August 2008 . live .
• Web site: Anwar Mesbah at the databaseOlympics.com . . 2008-08-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070309071638/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MESBAANW01 . 2007-03-09 .
• Web site: Stats Anwar Mesbah. ABC. 2008-08-12.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olympedia - AnwarMousbah . olympedia.org . . 5 August 2022.
2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MESBAANW01 Databaseolympics.com
3. http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2008/results/historical/athletes/13453.htm Abc.net