Eslam Ahmed Ibrahim

Eslam Ahmed Shabaan (born 31 December 1997) is an Egyptian track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw. He holds a personal best of 70.33 m (230 ft 8+3⁄4 in). He was the gold medallist at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics.^[1]

He had a successful career in age category tournaments. He topped qualifying at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and, though he later ended sixth in the final, his throw of 73.42 m (240 ft 10+1⁄2 in) was the second best at the event. He placed fourth at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics.^[2] In the junior category he was 21st at the 2012 World Junior Championships and was the winner at the 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships.^[3]

He entered the senior ranks in 2015 and cleared seventy metres for the first time in 2016.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2010	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	6th	Hammer throw	63.75 m
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	4th	Hammer throw	72.35 m
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	21st (q)	Hammer throw	68.80 m
2013	African Junior Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	1st	Hammer throw	74.49 m
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	1st	Hammer throw	68.92 m

↑ Botton, Wesley (2016-06-25). Aprot takes African 10,000m title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
↑ Ramsak, Bob (2011-07-08). Boys' Hammer Throw Final – Championships record for Pasztor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
↑ Ethiopian and Nigerian athletes impress at African Junior Champs. IAAF (2013-09-01). Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
↑ Elsam Ibrahim. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.

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