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| Nationality | Egyptian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 March 2000 Cairo, Egypt[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ahmed El-Gendy (Arabic: أحمد الجندي; born 1 March 2000) is an Egyptian modern pentathlete.[1] He won the silver medal in the men's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and won gold for Egypt.[2] He also won the gold medal for Egypt in the 2024 Summer Olympics breaking both the Olympic and world records with a score of 1555 points.[3] He is the first athlete from Africa to win medals, including an Olympic gold medal, in modern pentathlon.[4][5]
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, El-Gendy was ranked 13th after the fencing, swimming, and riding events, trailing leader and eventual gold medalist Joe Choong by 50 points, meaning he started the final laser-run 50 seconds after Choong. He made up that entire deficit during the laser-run, and briefly led during the final 800 metres; ultimately he finished second, just under five seconds behind Choong.[5] He is the official flag bearer of his country in Paris 2024 with female weighlifter Sara Ahmed.[6] He has also recently been training in Smouha SC in Alexandria for the Olympics.
- ^ a b "Ahmed El-Gendy". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Modern Pentathlon: Men" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ De Lancey, Stephanie (10 August 2024). "Egypt's Ahmed Elgendy sets world record, wins gold in men's modern pentathlon". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Ellingworth, James (10 August 2024). "Ahmed Elgendy of Egypt becomes first athlete from Africa to win Olympic modern pentathlon gold". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Egypt win gold and silver on historic day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: The flagbearers at Friday's Opening Ceremony, from Coco Gauff to NBA stars". Olympics.com. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.