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Attia Hamouda

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Name
  
Attia Hamouda


Role
  
Olympic athlete

Olympic medals
  
Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's Lightweight 60-67.5 kg

Attia Hamouda (1914 – 1992) was a lightweight (60-67.5 kg) on the Egyptian weightlifting team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He earned a silver medal for Egypt after lifting a record of 360 kg. He lost to his team mate Ibrahim Shams, who lifted the same weight but was lighter. This was the second time that Egypt accumulated five medals, having also done so at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

References

Attia Hamouda Wikipedia