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| Born | (1905-08-31)31 August 1905 Tanta, Egypt | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 November 1974(1974-11-28) (aged 69) Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifter | ||||||||||||||
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El-Sayed Mohammed Nosseir (Egyptian Arabic: السيد محمد نصير, August 31, 1905 – November 28, 1974) was an Egyptian weightlifter. Nosseir won the gold medal in the light heavyweight class at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He set a new world record in both snatch with 112.5 kilograms and in the total of the three lifts with 355 kilograms, winning Egypt's first Olympic gold medal.
He was born in Tanta.
References
- "وفاة السيد نصير البطل العالمى لرفع الاثقال". Al-Ahram (in Arabic). 29 November 1974. p. 1.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sayed Nosseir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Egypt's first Olympic champions
| Olympic Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Light Heavyweight | |
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