Anwar Mesbah
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Egypt
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| Men's Weightlifting | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1936 Berlin | -67.5 kg |
Anwar Mesbah (April 8, 1913 – November 25, 1998), along with Khedr Eltouny, was the most famous weightlifter of the 1936 Summer Olympics that was held in Berlin. Mesbah won the Gold for Egypt by lifting a record of 342.5 kg.[1]
He was considered as one of the greatest athletes at his time by returning two gold medals from that summer Olympics at Berlin.[2]
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners Archives". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 11 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- "Anwar Mesbah at the databaseOlympics.com". databaseOlympics. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- "Stats Anwar Mesbah". ABC. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
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