Hani Eltair (; born May 10, 1981) is an Egyptian former swimmer, African and Arabian swimming champion, who specialised in long-distance freestyle as well as butterfly events. Eltair competed in the men's 400 m freestyle at the

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. He eclipsed a

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B-standard entry time of 4:04.47 from the

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. He challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including Singapore's two-time Olympian Sng Ju Wei. Eltair held the Egyptian and African under 13 200m butterfly record for a period of 26 years, a record that was considered the most enduring in the history of Egyptian swimming. He won the title of best African swimmer in 1994 in Cairo and in 1996 in Mauritius after winning 14 medals. During his sports career he won more than 800 gold medals, held 38 records, and represented Egypt in more than 60 International swimming events. Eltair now works as an orthopaedic consultant in Germany, specialising in shoulder and knee surgeries.

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1981 births Living people Egyptian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Egypt Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Egyptian people 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-swimming-bio-stub