Abdelrahman Sameh

Abdelrahman Sameh (Arabic: عبد الرحمن سامح, born 9 March 2000) is an Egyptian swimmer. He won the bronze medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in the 50 metre freestyle.[1] He made the final in the men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, finishing 8th. At the second stop of the 2023 swimming world cup series in Athens, Sameh won gold in the 50 metre butterfly[2] and competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[3]

Abdelrahman Sameh
Abdelrahman Sameh in 2018 (left)
Personal information
NationalityEgyptian
Born (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place2018 Buenos Aires50 m freestyle

After his gold medal on October 15, 2023, he said "Honestly, I don't know if I should be celebrating this or not. My brothers and sisters are being killed in Palestine right now." He also reported being the subject of death threats for his support of Palestine.[4]

References
  1. "Egypt's Abdel Rahman Sameh bags bronze in Youth Olympic Games". Egypt Today. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. "World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023: Abdelrahman Sameh medal's breakdown". World Aquatics. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Men's 50m Butterfly start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  4. ""Don't Know if I Should Be Celebrating" Abdelrahman Sameh Mourns War Victims in Palestine During Swimming World Cup 2023". Essentially Sports. Retrieved 16 October 2023.


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