El Sayed Nosseir

Olympic athlete

1905 – 1968

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Who was El Sayed Nosseir?

El Sayed Mohammed Nosseir was an Egyptian weightlifter.

He was born in Tanta.

Nosseir won the gold medal in the light heavyweight class at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He lifted 355.0 kg to book a new world record, winning Egypt's first-ever Olympic gold medal.

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Born
Aug 31, 1905
Tanta
Also known as
  • El Sayed Mohamed Nosseir
Died
Oct 11, 1968

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on July 23, 2013

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