Rehab Ahmed

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]

Rehab Ahmed
Personal information
Born (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportParalympic powerlifting
Weight class50 kg
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 50 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City 50 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nur-Sultan 50 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tbilisi 50 kg

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
Year Venue Weight Attempts (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 4
Summer Paralympics
2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil50 kg1021021041081042nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021Tokyo, Japan50 kg117120 PR121–1202nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. "Rehab Ahmed". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. Houston, Michael (29 November 2021). "Ahmed claims third straight title at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. Houston, Michael (27 August 2021). "Qi stops Osman winning fourth Paralympic powerlifting title as China dominate". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. "Egyptian Rehab Ahmed Wins Gold at the Para Powerlifting Championships". Egyptian Streets. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. "Nur-Sultan 2019: Sherif Osman enhances his legend". paralympic.org. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. "Tbilisi 2021: Favourites crowned on day two". Paralympic.org. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.