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| Nationality | Egyptian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ahmed El-Gendy (born 1 March 2000) is an Egyptian modern pentathlete.[1] He won the silver medal in the men's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] He also competed in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and won gold for Egypt.[3] He is the first athlete from Africa to medal in modern pentathlon.[4]
At the Olympics, El-Gendy was ranked 13th after the fencing, swimming, and riding events, trailing leader and eventual gold medalist Joe Choong by 50 points, meaning he started the final laser-run 50 seconds after Choong. He made up that entire deficit during the laser-run, and briefly led during the final 800 metres; ultimately he finished second, just under five seconds behind Choong.[4]
