El Sayed Nosseir
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Gold | 1928 Amsterdam | Light Heavyweight |
El Sayed Mohammed Nosseir (August 31, 1905 - October 11, 1968) was an Egyptian weightlifter. He competed in the Light Heavyweight weight class at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
He lifted 355 kg to book a new world record, winning Egypt's first Olympic gold medal ever.
He was born in Tanta.