Egypt sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The 38 member strong team won 12 medals, 4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze. Sports Egypt participated in included athletics, powerlifting and table tennis"Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak honorary chairperson of Egypt Paralympics Committee" , Egypt State Information Service, July 25, 2008 Among Egypt's representatives included Fatma Omar and Sherif Othman in powerlifting, Mohammed Beshta, Mahmoud El-Attar, Hossam Abdel Kader and Mohammed El-Sayed Abdel Kader in athletics and Fayza Hafez in table tennis."Guts and Glory" , Egypt Today, August 2008
Medallists Medal Name Sport Event Sherif Othman Powerlifting Men's 56kg Metwaly Ibrahim Mathna Athletics Men's 67.5kg Fatma Omar Powerlifting Women's 56kg Heba Said Ahmed Powerlifting Women's 82.5kg Mahmoud Ramadan Ellatar Athletics Men's javelin throw F57-58 Osama Elserngawy Powerlifting Men's 52kg Amal Mahmoud Osman Powerlifting Women's 60kg Randa Tageldin Mohamed Powerlifting Women's 75kg Yaser Abdelaziz El Sayed Athletics Men's javelin throw F55-56 Shaban Yehia Ibrahim Powerlifting Men's 60kg Zeinab Sayed Oteify Powerlifting Men's 44kg Nadia Mohamed Ali Powerlifting Women's +82.5kg
Sports Athletics
Men's track AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankHossam Eldin Mohamed SewillamT37100m12.9416did not advance200m26.2515did not advance
Men's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankMahmoud AbdelsemiaF55-56Discus throw35.249158Yaser Abdelaziz El SayedF55-56Javelin throw30.54 SB929Mohamed Mohamed RamadanF37-38Discus throw49.60 SB9646Mahmoud Ramadan ElattarF57-58Discus throw50.749516Javelin throw48.80 SB1035Mohamed Roshdy BeshtaF55-56Shot put11.35 SB9786
Powerlifting
Men AthleteEventResultRankAbd Elmonem Salah Farag100kg222.54Osama Elserngawy52kg167.5Shaban Yehia Ibrahim60kg195.0Metwaly Ibrahim Mathna67.5kg217.5 PRHany Mohsen Abd Elhady82.5kg220.04Sherif Othman56kg202.5 WRMohamed Sobhy Elelfat75kg205.04
Women AthleteEventResultRankHeba Said Ahmed82.5kg155.0 WRAmal Mahmoud Osman60kg117.5Nadia Mohamed Ali+82.5kg150.0Rania Alaa Eldin Morshedi67.5kg115.04Fatma Omar56kg141.5 WRZeinab Sayed Oteify44kg92.5Randa Tageldin Mohamed75kg135.0
Table tennis
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSameh SalehMen's singles C4-5W 3–1W 3–0align="center" 1 QW 3–0W 3–2L 1–3L 0–34Sayed Mohamed YoussefMen's singles C7L 1–3L 1–3W 3–04did not advance
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFaiza Mahmoud AfifyWomen's singles C6-7W 3–2W 3–2align="center" 1 Qalign="center" colspan="2" L 0–3L 0–34Angham Medhat MaghrabyWomen's singles C10L 0–3L 0–3L 0–34did not advanceFaiza Mahmoud Afify Angham Medhat MaghrabyWomen's team C6-10align="center" colspan="4" L 1–3did not advance
Volleyball
The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were defeated by Russia in the bronze medal match.
Players Ashrad Zaghloul Abd Alla Abd Elaal Mohamed Abd Elaal Rezek Abd Ellatif Abdel Nabi Hassan Abdel Latif Mohamed Abouelyazeid Taher Adel Elabahaey Hesham Salah Elshwikh Mohamed Abd Elhamed Emara Salah Atta Hassanein Hossam Massoud Massoud El Saad Mossa Ahmed Soliman
Tournament
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
See also Egypt at the Paralympics Egypt at the 2008 Summer Olympics
External links International Paralympic Committee
References