Ihab El Sayed Abdelrahman (; born 1 May 1989) is an Egyptian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best of 89.21 m is the Egyptian record. El Sayed splits his time between Kuortane, Finland, where his coach Petteri Piironen is based, and Cairo, where he is a student. In 2016, he tested positive for a banned substance, and was banned from the 2016 Olympics. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Achievements Representing 2007 African Junior Championships Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 3rd 65.63 m Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 2nd 71.15 m 2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 76.20 m 2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 5th 74.47 m Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 12th 68.43 m Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 1st 77.33 m 2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st 78.02 m 2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 14th (q) 67.96 m World Championships Daegu, South Korea 35th (q) 71.99 m All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 5th 69.94 m Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 1st 78.66 m 2012 African Championships Porto-Novo, Benin 5th 67.82 m Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 29th (q) 77.35 m 2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 2nd 82.45 m Universiade Kazan, Russia 12th 73.42 m World Championships Moscow, Russia 7th 80.94 m Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia1st 78.96 m 2014 African Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 2nd 83.59 m 2015 World Championships Beijing, China 2nd 88.99 m African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st 85.37 m2021Arab ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia1st79.93 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan13th (q)81.92 m2022African ChampionshipsPort Louis, Mauritius2nd77.12 mMediterranean GamesOran, Algeria2nd78.51 mWorld ChampionshipsEugene, United States12th75.99 m2023Arab GamesOran, Algeria1st80.50 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary10th80.64 m2024African GamesAccra, Ghana4th76.68 mOlympic GamesParis, France30th (q)72.98 m
Seasonal bests by year 2007 – 71.15 2008 – 76.20 2009 – 78.44 2010 – 81.84 2011 – 78.83 2012 – 82.25 2013 – 83.62 2014 – 89.21 2015 – 88.99
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