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Mohamed Atta
Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta ( ; ar, محمد محمد الأمير عوض السيد عطا ; September 1, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was an Egyptian hijacker and the ringleader of the September 11 attacks in 2001 in which f ...
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Mohamed Elsayed ( ar, محمد السيد) is an Egyptian
boxer who competed in the heavyweight class (81 – 91 kg) at the
2004 Summer Olympics.
Career
In 2003 he captured the silver medal in his weight division at the
All-Africa Games
The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa ( ...
in
Abuja, Nigeria when he lost the final to local
Emmanuel Izonritei
Emmanuel Weingkro Izonritei (Izon-Eritei) (born 31 October 1978) is a boxer from Bayelsa State of Nigeria.Boxer at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games India (Gold Medallist). He was an athlete in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Nigeria, where he lost ...
.
At the Olympics he made it to the semi finals, but was stopped when a medical test revealed that he had a broken arm.
[ He did receive a bronze medal.]
Olympic results
*Defeated Igor Alborov
Igor Alborov (Игорь Алборов; born November 30, 1982) is a boxer from Uzbekistan, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Asian country. There he was stopped in the round of sixteen of the Heavyweight (91 kg ...
(Kazakhstan) 18-18, countback decision
References
External links
Mohamed Elsayed
at Egyptian Olympic Committee
1973 births
Living people
Olympic boxers of Egypt
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Heavyweight boxers
Olympic medalists in boxing
Egyptian male boxers
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Egypt
African Games silver medalists for Egypt
African Games medalists in boxing
Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games
21st-century Egyptian people
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