Anwar Mesbah

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Olympic medal record
Representing  Egypt
Men's Weightlifting
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin -67.5 kg

Anwar Mesbah (April 8, 1913 – November 25, 1998),[1] along with Khedr Eltouny, competed as a weightlifter at the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in Berlin. Mesbah won a gold medal for Egypt, sharing the gold medal with Robert Fein with whom he tied, by lifting a record 342.5 kg.[2]

Born in Alexandria, he was considered a great athlete of his time.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Olympedia - AnwarMousbah". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ Databaseolympics.com Archived 2007-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Abc.net