Ashraf Amgad El-Seify

Ashraf Amgad Elseify (Arabic: أشرف أمجد الصيفي; born 20 February 1995) is a Qatari hammer thrower.

Ashraf Amgad El-Seify
Personal information
Native nameأشرف أمجد الصيفي
Full nameAshraf Amgad Elseify
NationalityQatari
Born (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995
Egypt
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Hammer throw
Coached byAlexey Malyukov
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Qatar
World Junior Championships
2012 BarcelonaHammer throw
2014 OregonHammer throw
Asian Junior Championships
2012 Colombo Hammer throw
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-PalembangHammer throw

Biography

He won a gold medal at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Colombo, Sri Lanka, establishing a new Asian junior record and World Youth Best.[2]

Elseify originally hails from Egypt and was talented spotted when he won the Egyptian youth title in Cairo as a 15-year-old. He was invited to train in Qatar, under the tutelage of Russian hammer coach Alexey Malyukov.[3][4]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Qatar
2012 Asian Junior Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 1st Hammer throw (6 kg) 80.85 m
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st Hammer throw (6 kg) 85.57 m
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 10th Hammer throw 63.29 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 26th (q) Hammer throw 69.70 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 3rd Hammer throw 72.88 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 1st Hammer throw (6 kg) 84.71 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 2nd Hammer throw 76.03 m
World Championships Beijing, China 9th Hammer throw 74.09 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th Hammer throw 75.46 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Hammer throw 73.17 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 23rd (q) Hammer throw 71.87 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st Hammer throw 76.88 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd Hammer throw 73.76 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 9th Hammer throw 75.41 m
2021 Arab Championships Radès, Tunisia 2nd Hammer throw 71.30 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 26th (q) Hammer throw 71.84 m

References
  1. "Ashraf Amgad EL SEIFY | Profile | World Athletics".
  2. Ashraf Amgad Elseify sets world junior hammer lead eyeing Barcelona 2012 Archived 2012-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Hammer prodigy Elseify shows off his style in front of legend Yuriy Sedykh
  4. Aju George Chris (20 June 2012). "Hammer and tongs!". Doha Stadium Plus. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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