Attia Hamouda
Encyclopedia
Attia Hamouda was an Egyptian boxer that fought in the lightweight
division (60-67.5 kg).
. He scored a silver
medal for Egypt
after lifting a record of 360 kg. He lost behind his team mate Ibrahim Shams
who lifted the same weight but was lighter. This was the second time that Egypt
accumulates 5 medals after doing so back in 1936 Berlin
for the first time.
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
division (60-67.5 kg).
Career
Hamouda was a member of the Egyptian weightlifting team at the Summer Olympics of 1948 in LondonLondon
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. He scored a silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
medal for Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
after lifting a record of 360 kg. He lost behind his team mate Ibrahim Shams
Ibrahim Shams
Ibrahim Hassanien Shams was an Egyptian weightlifter who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was born in Alexandria.In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the featherweight class....
who lifted the same weight but was lighter. This was the second time that Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
accumulates 5 medals after doing so back in 1936 Berlin
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
for the first time.