Mohamed Elsayed Explained

Mohamed Elsayed is also the alias of Mohamed Atta

Mohamed Elsayed (arz|محمد السيد; born 1973) is an Egyptian boxer who competed in the heavyweight class (81 – 91 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Career

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

External links

• Mohamed Elsayed at Egyptian Olympic Committee

Notes and References

1. Web site: 7 Awesome Egyptian Moments from Olympic History . Cairo Scene . 8 December 2016.
2. Web site: Egyptian heavyweight fails medical . Euro Sport . Reuters . 27 August 2004.
3. Web site: Mohamed Elsayed . olympics.org.
4. Web site: Mohamed El-Sayed . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055906/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/mohamed-el-sayed-4.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . Sports Reference.