Mostafa Mohamed Hesham El Gamel (born 1 October 1988 in Giza ) is an Egyptian athlete. He competed for Egypt in hammer throw at the 2012 Summer Olympics .
Mostafa El Gamel
Born (1988-10-01 ) 1 October 1988 (age 35) Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Weight 96 kg (212 lb) Country Egypt Sport Athletics Event Hammer throw Updated on 26 August 2016
He opened his 2014 season with a personal best throw of 81.27 m (266 ft 7+ 1 ⁄2 in) (by IAAF profile, 81.29 m by other sources) – a mark which broke the African record for the event.[ 1]
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Egypt
2007
African Junior Championships
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
1st
Hammer throw (6 kg)
66.36 m
2008
African Championships
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2nd
Hammer throw
69.70 m
2010
African Championships
Nairobi, Kenya
3rd
Hammer throw
71.40 m
2011
World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
30th (q)
Hammer throw
68.38 m
All-Africa Games
Maputo, Mozambique
1st
Hammer throw
74.76 m
Pan Arab Games
Doha, Qatar
2nd
Hammer throw
70.23 m
2012
African Championships
Porto Novo, Benin
3rd
Hammer throw
73.81 m
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
29th (q)
Hammer throw
71.36 m
2013
Mediterranean Games
Mersin, Turkey
1st
Hammer throw
76.68 m
Islamic Solidarity Games
Palembang, Indonesia
1st
Hammer throw
77.73 m
2014
African Championships
Marrakech, Morocco
1st
Hammer throw
79.09 m
Continental Cup
Marrakech, Morocco
2nd
Hammer throw
78.89 m
2015
World Championships
Beijing, China
7th
Hammer throw
76.81 m
African Games
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
1st
Hammer throw
74.92 m
2018
African Championships
Asaba, Nigeria
1st
Hammer throw
73.50 m
2019
African Games
Rabat, Morocco
1st
Hammer throw
72.50 m
World Championships
Doha, Qatar
30th (q)
Hammer throw
70.45 m
2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo, Japan
23rd (q)
Hammer throw
72.76 m
2022
African Championships
Port Louis, Mauritius
4th
Hammer throw
67.80 m
Mediterranean Games
Oran, Algeria
7th
Hammer throw
70.48 m
2023
Arab Championships
Marrakesh, Morocco
1st
Hammer throw
75.70 m
Arab Games
Oran, Algeria
1st
Hammer throw
76.48 m
World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
28th (q)
Hammer throw
71.36 m
2024
African Games
Accra, Ghana
1st
Hammer throw
73.65 m
African Championships
Douala, Cameroon
1st
Hammer throw
72.88 m
Olympic Games
Paris, France
30th (q)
Hammer throw
70.09 m