Omar Mohamed (gymnast)
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Full name | Omar Mohamed Fathy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Alexandria, Egypt | 10 February 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Alexandria Sporting Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Omar Mohamed Fathy (Template:Lang-ar, born 10 February 1999)[1] is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. He is a four-time African all-around champion (2018, 2021, 2023, 2024), and he competed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
Mohamed won the all-around gold medal at the 2018 African Championships, and the Egyptian team won the silver medal behind Algeria. In the event finals, he won gold on the floor exercise, silver on the vault, and bronze on the parallel bars.[2] He then represented Egypt at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, finished seventh with his teammates.[3]
Mohamed won the all-around title at the 2021 African Championships and earned a continental berth for the Olympic Games.[4] He then competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He finished 51st in the all-around during the qualification round.[5]
Mohamed competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games where Egypt finished fifth in the team competition.[6] He qualified for the all-around final and finished in fourth place, only 0.200 behind bronze medalist Marios Georgiou.[7] Then at the 2022 African Championships in Cairo, he won a silver medal in the all-around behind teammate Mohamed Afify. He also won a gold medal in the team event.[8] Then in the event finals, he won gold medals in the floor exercise, rings, vault, and parallel bars.[9] At the 2022 World Championships, he finished 26th in the all-around during the qualification round, making him the second reserve for the final.[10]
Mohamed won the all-around title by over three points at the 2023 African Championships, and he also won a gold medal with his teammates.[11]
Mohamed won the all-around title at the 2024 African Championships and earned the continental berth for the upcoming Olympic Games.[12][13] Then at the RomGym Trophy in Bucharest, he won the all-around bronze medal behind Canadians Félix Dolci and René Cournoyer. In the event finals, he won gold on the vault, silver on the floor exercise and pommel horse, and bronze on the rings and horizontal bar.[14] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he finished 40th in the all-around during the qualification round.[15]
References
- ^ "Mohamed Omar". Tokyo 2020. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 May 2018). "2018 African Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Final Results" (PDF). Tarragona 2018. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "History made at the African Artistic Gymnastics Championships". International Olympic Committee. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men Qualification Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2021. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics – Results – Men's Qualifications and Team final" (PDF). Oran 2022. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Results Men's All-Around Final" (PDF). Oran 2022. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Crumlish, John (12 July 2022). "Rooskrantz, Afify win senior all-around gold as Egypt sweeps team titles at African Championships". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (14 July 2022). "2022 African Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Men's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Crumlish, John (27 May 2023). "Algeria's Nemour, Egypt's Mohamed win African Championships all-around gold". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "With a full slate of Olympians for Paris, Egyptian Gymnastics is starting to soar". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Crumlish, John (27 May 2024). "Egyptian rhythmic gymnasts poised to leap onto Olympic stage in Paris". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 July 2024). "2024 RomGym Trophy Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's All-Around Qualification". International Gymnastics Federation. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
External links
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Egyptian male artistic gymnasts
- Sportspeople from Alexandria
- Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for Egypt
- Gymnasts at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Egypt
- 21st-century Egyptian sportspeople
- Gymnasts at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Gymnasts at the 2024 Summer Olympics