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Ahmed Habash

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Ahmed Habash
Personal information
Full nameAhmed Muhammad Ismail
Kamil Habash
Nationality Egypt
Born (1984-04-26) 26 April 1984 (age 40)
Giza, Egypt
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sailing career
ClassSailboard
ClubCairo Yacht Club[1]
CoachAlaa Abdallah[1]

Ahmed Muhammad Ismail Kamil Habash (born 26 April 1984) 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 Ibrahim Ismail, 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 a last place finish in a fleet of thirty-eight windsurfers.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ahmed Habash". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ahmed Habash". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  3. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's RS:X". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
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