Anwar Mesbah

Anwar Mesbah (April 8, 1913 November 25, 1998),[1] along with Khedr Eltouny, competed as a weightlifter at the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in Berlin. Mesbah won a gold medal for Egypt, sharing the gold medal with Robert Fein with whom he tied, by lifting a record 342.5 kg.[2]

Olympic medal record
Representing  Egypt
Men's Weightlifting
Gold medal – first place1936 Berlin-67.5 kg

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

References

  1. "Olympedia - AnwarMousbah". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. Databaseolympics.com Archived 2007-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Abc.net
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