Ahmed Abou-Shadi

Ahmed Abou-Shadi
Personal information
Birth name أحمد فريد أبو شادي
Born (1909-11-28)28 November 1909
Shibin Al Kawm, Al Minufiyah, Egypt
Sport
Sport Fencing

Ahmed Farid Abou-Shadi (Arabic: أحمد فريد أبو شادي‎‎; born 28 November 1909) is an Egyptian sabre fencer who competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Shibin Al Kawm, Al Minufiyah, Egypt.[1] He competed at the age of 42 years, 246 days in 1952, and holds the record as the oldest Egyptian Olympic fencer.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Farid Abou-Shadi (full name: Ahmed Farid Abou-Shadi)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  2. ↑ "Egypt Fencing". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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