Anwar Mesbah (April 8, 1913 – November 25, 1998)[1] was an Egyptian weightlifter.
| Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing  Egypt
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| Men's Weightlifting | ||
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1936 Berlin | -67.5 kg |
He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in Berlin.
Along with his compatriot weightlifter Khadr El-Touni's middleweight class gold medal, Mesbah won a gold medal for Egypt in the lightweight class, sharing the gold medal with Robert Fein with whom he tied, by lifting a record 342.5 kg.[2]
Born in Alexandria, Mesbah was considered a great athlete of his time.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Olympedia - AnwarMousbah". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Databaseolympics.com Archived 2007-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Abc.net
- "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. Archived from the original on 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- "Stats Anwar Mesbah". ABC. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
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