Mostafa El Gamel

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Mostafa El Gamel
Personal information
Born (1988-10-01) 1 October 1988
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Country Egypt
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Medal record
African Games
2011 Maputo Hammer throw
2015 Brazzaville Hammer throw
2019 Rabat Hammer throw
2023 Accra Hammer throw
African Championships
2014 Marrakech Hammer throw
2018 Asaba Hammer throw
2024 Douala Hammer throw
2008 Addis Ababa Hammer throw
2010 Nairobi Hammer throw
2012 Porto Novo Hammer throw
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin Hammer throw
Updated on 26 August 2016

Mostafa Mohamed Hesham El Gamel (born 1 October 1988 in Giza) is an Egyptian athlete. He competed for Egypt in hammer throw at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

He opened his 2014 season with a personal best throw of 81.27 m (266 ft 7+1⁄2 in) (by IAAF profile, 81.29 m by other sources) – a mark which broke the African record for the event.[1]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Egypt
2007 African Junior Championships Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 1st Hammer throw (6 kg) 66.36 m
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2nd Hammer throw 69.70 m
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 3rd Hammer throw 71.40 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 30th (q) Hammer throw 68.38 m
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 1st Hammer throw 74.76 m
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 2nd Hammer throw 70.23 m
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 3rd Hammer throw 73.81 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 29th (q) Hammer throw 71.36 m
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 1st Hammer throw 76.68 m
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 1st Hammer throw 77.73 m
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 1st Hammer throw 79.09 m
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 2nd Hammer throw 78.89 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 7th Hammer throw 76.81 m
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st Hammer throw 74.92 m
2018 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 1st Hammer throw 73.50 m
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 1st Hammer throw 72.50 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 30th (q) Hammer throw 70.45 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 23rd (q) Hammer throw 72.76 m
2022 African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 4th Hammer throw 67.80 m
Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 7th Hammer throw 70.48 m
2023 Arab Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 1st Hammer throw 75.70 m
Arab Games Oran, Algeria 1st Hammer throw 76.48 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 28th (q) Hammer throw 71.36 m
2024 African Games Accra, Ghana 1st Hammer throw 73.65 m
African Championships Douala, Cameroon 1st Hammer throw 72.88 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 30th (q) Hammer throw 70.09 m

References

  1. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (22 March 2014). Al-Gamel smashes African hammer record with 81.29m. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.
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