Mohamed Ali Rashwan

Mohamed Ali Rashwan (Arabic: محمد علي رشوان, born 16 January 1956) is an Egyptian judoka. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Open Class category.

Mohamed Ali Rashwan
Rashwan in 2019
Personal information
Native nameمحمد علي رشوان
Citizenship Egypt
 Japan
Born (1956-01-16) January 16, 1956
Alexandria, Egypt
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportJudo
Weight class+95 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (1984)
World Champ. (1985, 1987)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Egypt
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Open
World Championships
1985 Seoul Open
1987 Essen +95 kg
Mediterranean Games
1987 Lattaquié +95 kg
1987 Lattaquié Open
1983 Casablanca Open
Profile at external databases
IJF4534
JudoInside.com4888
Updated on 19 June 2023

Life

Born in Alexandria in Egypt, His first international participation was in 1972 in Czechoslovakia and Spain. He retired in 1992 and is now member of the Egyptian Judo Federation and an international judo judge.

Achievements

In 1984, he lost the finals to Japan's Yasuhiro Yamashita, who tore a right calf muscle in the preliminaries. Rashwan stated that he did not aim for Yamashita's right leg because he did not regard that as a fair play, and was subsequently given an award from the International Fairplay Committee.[3]

He also won the gold medal in the heavyweight and open class category in the African Championship in 1982 and 1983.

References


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