Marwa Hussein
Marwa Ahmed Hussein Arafat (born 19 June 1978) is an Egyptian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 68.48 metres, achieved in February 2005 in Cairo. This is the Egytpian record, a former African record, and ranks her as the second best African thrower after Amy Sène.[1]
She failed out of competition doping test in August 2010 and was banned from the sport for two years.[2]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Egypt | ||||
1998 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 2nd | [3] |
1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 3rd | [4] |
Pan Arab Games | Irbid, Jordan | 1st | 58.97 CR[5] | |
2000 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | [3] |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 30th (q) | 58.41 m |
2002 | African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 61.64 CR[3] |
World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 9th | ||
2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 1st | 64.28 m = CR[4] |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 20th (q) | 64.53 m |
2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Congo | 1st | 66.14 m = CR[3] |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 38th (q) | 62.27 m | |
Pan Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 62.78 m = CR[5] | |
2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | |
World Cup | Athens, Greece | 9th | 60.23 m | |
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 65.70 m |
Pan Arab Games | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 62.83 m | |
2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | 62.26 m |
2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 62.36 m |
See also
References
- ↑ Egyptian athletics records
- ↑ IAAF Newsletter Ed. 119 Archived 2011-03-03 at the Wayback Machine.. IAAF (2011-01-25). Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- 1 2 3 4 All-Africa Games - GBR Athletics
- 1 2 All-Africa Games - GBR Athletics
- 1 2 Pan Arab Games - GBR Athletics
External links
- Marwa Hussein profile at IAAF
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