Ahmed Habash
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name |
Ahmed Muhammad Ismail Kamil Habash |
| Nationality |
 Egypt |
| Born |
26 April 1984 Giza, Egypt |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | Sailboard |
| Club | Cairo Yacht Club[1] |
| Coach | Alaa Abdallah[1] |
Ahmed Muhammad Ismail Kamil Habash (born April 26, 1984 in Giza) is an Egyptian windsurfer, who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class.[1][2] He is currently trained for Cairo Yacht Club under his personal coach Alaa Abdallah, and has also represented Egypt for the first time in sailing history at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][3] As of September 2013, he is ranked no. 112 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation.
Habash competed in the men's RS:X class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by receiving an allocated place from ISAF. Struggling to attain a top position in the opening races, Habash accumulated a net score of 334 for an unprecedented last place finish in a fleet of thirty-eight windsurfers.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Ahmed Habash". London 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ↑ "Ahmed Habash". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ↑ Taylor, Jerome (31 July 2012). "London 2012: Islamic Olympians embrace Ramadan fasting despite UK's long summer days making it a gruelling ordeal". The Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ↑ "Men's RS:X". London 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
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