Mohamed Magdi Hamza
![]() 2023 African Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 August 1996 |
| Education | business information system |
| Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 160 kg (353 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot put |
| Coached by | yasser fathy |
Mohamed Magdi Hamza Khalif (born 30 August 1996), also known as Mohamed Khalifa, is an Egyptian olympic athlete specialising in the shot put.[1] He won silver medals at the 2018 African Championships and 2015 African Games.
His personal bests are 21.39 metres (Egyptian record) outdoors (Cairo 2016) and 19.35 metres indoors (Jablonec nad Nisou 2017).
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing | |||||
| 2013 | African Youth Championships | Warri, Nigeria | 1st | Shot put (5 kg) | 21.22 m |
| 1st | Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 58.62 m | |||
| Arab Youth Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | Shot put (5 kg) | 20.17 m | |
| 2nd | Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 56.96 m | |||
| World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 3rd | Shot put (5 kg) | 20.58 m | |
| 24th (q) | Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 52.56 m | |||
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 4th | Shot put (6 kg) | 19.85 m |
| African Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 5th | Shot put | 17.64 m | |
| 2015 | African Junior Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | Shot put (6 kg) | 20.66 m |
| 4th | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 52.04 m | |||
| Arab Championships | Isa Town, Bahrain | 2nd | Shot put | 18.38 m | |
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 2nd | Shot put | 19.78 m | |
| 2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | Shot put | 19.42 m |
| African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 6th | Shot put | 19.00 m | |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 10th (q) | Shot put | 18.58 m |
| African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 2nd | Shot put | 19.33 m | |
| 2019 | Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | Shot put | 20.39 m |
| Universiade | Naples, Italy | 8th | Shot put | 19.26 m | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 25th (q) | Shot put | 19.91 m | |
| 2021 | Arab Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 2nd | Shot put | 20.30 m |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 25th (q) | Shot put | 19.82 m | |
| 2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 3rd | Shot put | 20.33 m |
| Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 3rd | Shot put | 20.35 m | |
| 2023 | Arab Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 2nd | Shot put | 20.33 m |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 14th (q) | Shot put | 20.68 m | |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 3rd | Shot put | 20.29 m |
| 2025 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 24th (q) | Shot put | 19.49 m |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1st | Shot put | 19.39 m | |
References
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Egyptian men shot putters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games
- African Games silver medalists for Egypt
- African Games bronze medalists for Egypt
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Egypt
- Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Egypt
- 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Egypt
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics
- Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Egypt
- Medalists at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games
- Medalists at the 2019 African Games
- Medalists at the 2023 African Games
- Olympic men shot putters
- Egyptian athletics biography stubs
