Abdelrahman Sameh ( ar, عبد الرحمن سامح, born 9 March 2000) is an Egyptian
swimmer
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. He won the bronze medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in the 50 metre freestyle. He made the final in the
men's 50 metre butterfly at the
2023 World Aquatics Championships
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, finishing 8th. At the second stop of the 2023 swimming world cup series in Athens, Sameh won gold in the 50 metre butterfly and competed in the
men's 50 metre butterfly at the
2019 World Aquatics Championships
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After his gold medal on October 15, 2023, he said "Honestly, I don't know if I should be celebrating this or not. My brothers and sisters are being killed in Palestine right now." He also reported being the subject of death threats for his support of Palestine.
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2000 births
Living people
Egyptian male swimmers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Swimmers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Male butterfly swimmers
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