Gamal Abdelnaser Hanafy Mohamed (; 24 February 1999 – 28 June 2026) was an Egyptian freestyle wrestler. He was a two-time medalist, including gold, in the men's 57kg event at the African Games, and a five-time medalist, including gold, at the African Wrestling Championships. He represented Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Career In 2019, he represented Egypt at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won one of the bronze medals in the 57kg event.
In 2021, he competed at the African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Mohamed won the gold medal in the men's 57kg event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco. He won the silver medal in his event at the 2023 African Wrestling Championships held in Hammamet, Tunisia.
He competed in the men's freestyle 57kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match by Darian Cruz of Puerto Rico.
Death Mohamed died while imprisoned on 28 June 2026, at the age of 27. His death was questioned as evidence of custodial impropriety.
Achievements YearTournamentLocationResultEvent2018African Wrestling ChampionshipsPort Harcourt, Nigeria 3rdFreestyle 57kg 2019African Wrestling ChampionshipsHammamet, Tunisia 3rdFreestyle 57kgAfrican GamesRabat, Morocco 3rdFreestyle 57kg2020African Wrestling ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria 3rdFreestyle 57kg2022African Wrestling ChampionshipsEl Jadida, Morocco 1stFreestyle 57kg2023African Wrestling ChampionshipsHammamet, Tunisia 2ndFreestyle 57kg2024African GamesAccra, Ghana 1stFreestyle 57kg
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