Mohamed Elelfat (born 25 June 1979) is an Egyptian Paralympic powerlifter competing in the -72 kg class.[1] Elelfat has participated in four Summer Paralympic Games winning silver in the -75 kg category in the 2012 Games in London.[2] He also won the bronze medal in the men's 80 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. A few months later, he won the bronze medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[3][4]
 Elelfat in Rio for the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Egyptian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 June 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2008 2012 2016 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal history edit
Elelfat was born in Egypt in 1979. He was educated at Menoufia University in Al Minufya. He is married and has one child.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Elelfat, Mohamed". paralympic.org. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Elelfat, Mohamed". IPC. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Tbilisi 2021: Folashade Oluwafemiayo smashes world record again". Paralympic.org. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (3 December 2021). "Gu overcomes Paralympic champion to win gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
