Egyptian hammer thrower
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]
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