Rehab Ahmed

Rehab Ahmed
Personal information
Born (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportParalympic powerlifting
Weight class
50 kg
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris55 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro50 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo50 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City50 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Nur-Sultan50 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Nur-SultanMixed team
Gold medal – first place2021 Tbilisi50 kg

Rehab Ahmed (born 2 March 1991) is an Egyptian Paralympic powerlifter.[1] She is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Summer Paralympics and a three-time gold medalist at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.[2]

Career

She represented Egypt at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event.[1] She also won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4] She also set a new Paralympic Record of 117 kg in her first lift which she then improved to 120 kg in her second lift.[4]

She also won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2017 World Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, the 2019 World Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and the 2021 World Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[5][6][7]

Results

Year Venue Weight Attempts (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 4
Summer Paralympics
2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil50 kg1021021041081042nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021Tokyo, Japan50 kg117120 PR121–1202nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. 1 2 "Rehab Ahmed". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Houston, Michael (29 November 2021). "Ahmed claims third straight title at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Houston, Michael (27 August 2021). "Qi stops Osman winning fourth Paralympic powerlifting title as China dominate". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Egyptian Rehab Ahmed Wins Gold at the Para Powerlifting Championships". Egyptian Streets. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nur-Sultan 2019: Sherif Osman enhances his legend". paralympic.org. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Tbilisi 2021: Favourites crowned on day two". Paralympic.org. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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