Ahmed El-Gendy

Ahmed El-Gendy (born 1 March 2000) is an Egyptian modern pentathlete.[1] He won the silver medal in the men's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] He also competed in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and won gold for Egypt.[3] He is the first athlete from Africa to medal in modern pentathlon.[4]

Ahmed El-Gendy
El-Gendy in 2018
Personal information
NationalityEgyptian
Born (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Egypt
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BathTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cairo Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cairo Team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 KladnoIndividual
Silver medal – second place2019 DrzonkówIndividual
Gold medal – first place2021 AlexandriaIndividual
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place2018 Buenos AiresIndividual
Mixed modern pentathlon
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place2018 Buenos AiresMixed

At the Olympics, El-Gendy was ranked 13th after the fencing, swimming, and riding events, trailing leader and eventual gold medalist Joe Choong by 50 points, meaning he started the final laser-run 50 seconds after Choong. He made up that entire deficit during the laser-run, and briefly led during the final 800 metres; ultimately he finished second, just under five seconds behind Choong.[4]

References
  1. "Ahmed El-Gendy". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. "Modern Pentathlon – Men's Individual – Results Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. "Modern Pentathlon: Men" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. "Egypt win gold and silver on historic day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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