Omar Mohamed (gymnast)

Omar Mohamed
Full nameOmar Mohamed Fathy
Country represented Egypt
Born (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25)
Alexandria, Egypt
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubAlexandria Sporting Club
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Swakopmund All-around
Gold medal – first place 2018 Swakopmund Floor exercise
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cairo All-around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Rings
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Vault
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Parallel bars
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pretoria Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pretoria All-around
Gold medal – first place 2024 Marrakesh Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Marrakesh All-around
Silver medal – second place 2018 Swakopmund Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Swakopmund Vault
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo All-around
Silver medal – second place 2024 Marrakesh Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 2024 Marrakesh Rings
Silver medal – second place 2024 Marrakesh Vault
Silver medal – second place 2024 Marrakesh Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 2024 Marrakesh Horizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Swakopmund Parallel bars

Omar Mohamed Fathy (Arabic: عمرو محمد فتحي, born 10 February 1999)[1] is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. He is a four-time African all-around champion (2018, 2021, 2023, 2024), and he competed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

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2017–18

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Mohamed made his World Championships debut in 2017 and finished 59th in the all-around during the qualification round.[2]

Mohamed competed at the 2018 Stella Zakharova Cup and finished fourth on the pommel horse, fifth on the vault, and sixth on the parallel bars.[3] He won the all-around gold medal at the 2018 African Championships, and the Egyptian team won the silver medal behind Algeria. In the event finals, he won gold on the floor exercise, silver on the vault, and bronze on the parallel bars.[4] He then represented Egypt at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, finished seventh with his teammates.[5]

2019–21

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At the 2019 Voronin Cup, Mohamed won a silver medal on the parallel bars and placed fourth on the horizontal bar.[6]

Mohamed finished seventh in the parallel bars final at the 2021 Cairo World Challenge Cup.[7] Then at the Doha World Cup, he finished eighth in the horizontal bar final.[8] He won the all-around title at the 2021 African Championships and earned a continental berth for the Olympic Games.[9] He then competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He finished 51st in the all-around during the qualification round.[10] After the Olympics, he competed at the 2021 World Championships on floor exercise, rings, parallel bars, and horizontal bar, but he did not advance to any finals.[11]

2022

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At the Cairo World Cup, Mohamed finished sixth on the floor exercise and eighth on the vault.[12] He then competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games where Egypt finished fifth in the team competition.[13] He qualified for the all-around final and finished in fourth place, only 0.200 behind bronze medalist Marios Georgiou.[14]

At the African Championships in Cairo, Mohamed won a silver medal in the all-around behind teammate Mohamed Afify. He also won a gold medal in the team event.[15] Then in the event finals, he won gold medals in the floor exercise, rings, vault, and parallel bars.[16] He then finished fifth in the vault final at the Paris World Challenge Cup.[17] At the World Championships, he finished 26th in the all-around during the qualification round, making him the second reserve for the final.[18]

2023

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Mohamed finished eighth in the vault final at the Cairo World Cup.[19] He then won the all-around title by over three points at the 2023 African Championships, and he also won a gold medal with his teammates.[20] Then at the RomGym Trophy, he won the gold medal in the vault final and finished ninth in the all-around.[21] He competed at the 2023 World Championships, finishing 37th in the all-around during the qualification round.[22]

2024

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Mohamed finished fifth in the rings final at the Baku World Cup.[23] He then finished eighth on the rings at the Doha World Cup.[24] At the 2024 African Championships, he won the all-around title and earned the continental berth for the upcoming Olympic Games.[25][26] In the event finals, he won silver medals on the floor exercise, rings, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.[27] In August, he competed at the Pharaoh’s Cup in Cairo and won gold on the floor exercise and parallel bars and silver on the rings, horizontal bar, and vault.[28] Then at the RomGym Trophy in Bucharest, he won the all-around bronze medal behind Canadians Félix Dolci and René Cournoyer. In the event finals, he won gold on the vault, silver on the floor exercise and pommel horse, and bronze on the rings and horizontal bar.[29] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he finished 40th in the all-around during the qualification round.[30]

References

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  1. ^ "Mohamed Omar". Tokyo 2020. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Montréal (CAN) Men's Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (2 April 2018). "2018 Stella Zakharova Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 May 2018). "2018 African Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Final Results" (PDF). Tarragona 2018. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (5 December 2019). "2019 Voronin Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (9 June 2021). "2021 Cairo Challenge Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 June 2021). "2021 Doha World Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  9. ^ "History made at the African Artistic Gymnastics Championships". International Olympic Committee. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men Qualification Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2021. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  11. ^ "50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October – 24 October 2021 Men's Event Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  12. ^ "2022 FIG Apparatus World Cup Cairo (EGY) Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics – Results – Men's Qualifications and Team final" (PDF). Oran 2022. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Results Men's All-Around Final" (PDF). Oran 2022. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  15. ^ Crumlish, John (12 July 2022). "Rooskrantz, Afify win senior all-around gold as Egypt sweeps team titles at African Championships". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  16. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (14 July 2022). "2022 African Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  17. ^ "FIG World Challenge Cup 2022 Paris (FRA), 24 & 25 September 2022 Men's Vault Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 25 September 2022. p. 4. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  18. ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October – 6 November 2022 Men's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  19. ^ "FIG Artistic Apparatus World Cup Cairo, Egypt 27th– 30th April 2023 MAG Finals Vault" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 30 April 2023. p. 4. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  20. ^ Crumlish, John (27 May 2023). "Algeria's Nemour, Egypt's Mohamed win African Championships all-around gold". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  21. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 September 2023). "2023 RomGym Trophy Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  22. ^ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September – 8 October 2023 Men's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  23. ^ "FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup AGF Trophy Men Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 March 2014. p. 3. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  24. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 April 2024). "2024 Doha World Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  25. ^ "With a full slate of Olympians for Paris, Egyptian Gymnastics is starting to soar". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  26. ^ Crumlish, John (27 May 2024). "Egyptian rhythmic gymnasts poised to leap onto Olympic stage in Paris". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  27. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (7 May 2024). "2024 African Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  28. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (23 August 2023). "2023 Pharaoh's Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  29. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 July 2024). "2024 RomGym Trophy Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  30. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's All-Around Qualification". International Gymnastics Federation. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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