Rehab Ahmed Explained

Rehab Ahmed
Birth Date:1991 3, df=yes
Country:Egypt
Sport:Paralympic powerlifting
Weight Class:50 kg

Rehab Ahmed (born 2 March 1991) is an Egyptian Paralympic powerlifter.[1] She is a two-time silver medalist at the Summer Paralympics and a three-time gold medalist at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.[2]

Career

She represented Egypt at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event.[1] She also won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3] [4] She also set a new Paralympic Record of 117 kg in her first lift which she then improved to 120 kg in her second lift.[4]

She also won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2017 World Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, the 2019 World Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and the 2021 World Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[5] [6] [7]

Results

YearVenueWeightAttempts (kg)TotalRank
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Summer Paralympics
align=left Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 102 102 104 108 104
align=left Tokyo, Japan 117 120 PR 121 120

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rehab Ahmed. paralympic.org. 11 January 2020. International Paralympic Committee.
  2. News: Houston. Michael. 29 November 2021. Ahmed claims third straight title at World Para Powerlifting Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 29 November 2021.
  3. News: Houston. Michael. 27 August 2021. Qi stops Osman winning fourth Paralympic powerlifting title as China dominate. InsideTheGames.biz. 29 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Powerlifting Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830130058/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/PWL/PG2020-_PWL_B99_PWL-------------------------------.pdf. 30 August 2021. 2 September 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.
  5. News: Egyptian Rehab Ahmed Wins Gold at the Para Powerlifting Championships. 7 December 2017. Egyptian Streets. 11 January 2020.
  6. News: Nur-Sultan 2019: Sherif Osman enhances his legend. 14 July 2019. paralympic.org. 11 January 2020.
  7. Web site: 29 November 2021. Tbilisi 2021: Favourites crowned on day two. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129180318/https://www.paralympic.org/news/tbilisi-2021-favourites-crowned-day-two. 29 November 2021. 29 November 2021. Paralympic.org.