Nickname(s) Moe Weight 103 kg Height 2.03 m | Role Rower Name Mohamed Sbihi | |
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Born 27 March 1988 (age 36) ( 1988-03-27 ) Kingston upon Thames, England Alma mater St Mary's University, Twickenham Education St Mary's University, Twickenham Olympic medals Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's eight Similar People James Foad, Phelan Hill, Tom Ransley, Constantine Louloudis, Matthew Langridge Profiles | ||
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Mohamed Karim Sbihi (born 27 March 1988) is an English rower. He is a dual Olympian and twice Olympic medal winner. He won a gold medal in the coxless four at 2016 Rio Olympics, and at the 2012 London Olympics he was in the British crew that won the bronze medal in the men's eight.
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Early life
Sbihi was born in Kingston upon Thames to a British mother and a Moroccan father. He studied Sport Science with Health, Nutrition & Exercise at St. Mary's University College, Twickenham on a sports scholarship from 2006 to 2010. Before he joined rowing team he played both association football and basketball.
At the age of 15, he was identified as a potentially successful oarsman by a talent-spotting programme and joined the GB Rowing World Class Start programme. Sbihi finished first in the junior men J15 category at the 2003 Great Britain Indoor Rowing Championships.
Career
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom he was part of the British crew that won the bronze medal in the eight.
In 2013, he was part of the 8 men team that won gold at the World Rowing Championships. In 2014 he won gold medals in the coxless four at both the European Rowing Championships in Belgrade and the World Championships in Amsterdam. In 2015, he won gold at the World Championships for the third consecutive year.
In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Sbihi was part of the team GB coxless four. The team won the gold medal, the Britain's fifth consecutive gold in the event.
Honours
Sbihi was awarded the MBE in the Queen's 2017 New Year Honours list for services to rowing.