Mohammed Hamada
Palestinian weightlifter (born 2002)
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| Nationality | Palestinian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 22) Gaza, Palestine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Palestine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 96 kg, 102 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mohammed K. H. Hamada (Arabic: محمد حمادة; born 14 March 2002) is a Palestinian weightlifter from Gaza. He is the first Palestinian to compete in the sport at the Olympics.[1][2]
Career
Hamada participated in the men's 96-kilogram event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, making him the the first-ever weightlifter from Palestine to compete at the Olympics. He finished 13th.[3]
Hamada left Gaza several weeks before the Olympics to avoid traveling issues, having secured his place after participating in six international qualifying contests since 2019. His brother Hussam is the Palestinian national weightlifting team coach.[4][5]
He was the flag bearer of Palestine's Olympic National Team during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
In 2022, Hamada won gold and bronze in the IWF Weightlifting Junior World Championships held in Heraklion, Greece.[6]
Personal life
In 2024, Hamada injured his knee and lost weight 20kg during the ongoing Israel-Hamas War. He failed to qualify for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.[7]
References
- ^ "Palestine: Olympic team plan to fly Palestinian flag high at Tokyo Games". 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Weightlifting HAMADA Mohammed K H - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "Qatar welcomes Palestinian star Mohammed Hamada until the Paris Games". International Weightlifting Federation. 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ "First Palestinian weightlifter at Olympics braced to make history". Reuters. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "Meet the first Palestinian weightlifter to compete in the Olympics". Haaretz. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ Al Gherbawi, Hadeel (2022-05-21). "Palestinian wins world weightlifting championship in Greece - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ Stepansky, Joseph; Uras, Umut. "Israel war on Gaza updates: Israel forces Palestinians into 20% of Gaza: UN". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
External links
- Mohammed Hamada at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Mohammed Hamada at Olympics.com
- Mohammed Hamada at Olympedia
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