Marwa Ahmed Hussein Arafat (born 19 June 1978) is an Egyptian
hammer throw
The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin.
The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...
er. Her personal best throw is 68.48 metres, achieved in February 2005 in
Cairo
Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...
. This is the
Egyptian record, a former
African record, and ranks her as the second best African thrower after
Amy Sène
Amy Sène (born 6 April 1986) is a French-born Senegalese track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw. She is the African record holder with her personal best of 69.70 metres. Sène is a three-time winner at the African Champi ...
.
Egyptian athletics records
She failed a drug test at a competition in August 2010 and was banned from the sport for two years.[IAAF Newsletter Ed. 119]
. IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international sports governing body, governing body for the sport ...
(2011-01-25). Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
Achievements
See also
*List of doping cases in athletics
The use of performance-enhancing drugs (doping in sport) is prohibited within the sport of athletics. Athletes who are found to have used such banned substances, whether through a positive drugs test, the biological passport system, an investig ...
References
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1978 births
Living people
Egyptian female hammer throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Egypt
Doping cases in athletics
African Games gold medalists for Egypt
Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games
Arab Athletics Championships winners
African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
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