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Ahmed El-Gendy

Ahmed El-Gendy

Egyptian modern pentathlete

Ahmed El-Gendy (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.[2] He also competed in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and won gold for Egypt.[3] He is the first athlete from Africa to medal in modern pentathlon.[4]

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At the 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.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ahmed El-Gendy". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Modern Pentathlon – Men's Individual – Results Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Modern Pentathlon: Men" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Egypt win gold and silver on historic day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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