Anwar Mesbah

Olympic medal record
Representing  Egypt
Men's Weightlifting
1936 Berlin -67.5 kg

Anwar Mesbah (April 8, 1913 November 25, 1998), along with Khedr Eltouny, was the most famous weightlifter of the 1936 Summer Olympics that was held in Berlin. Mesbah won the Gold for Egypt by lifting a record of 342.5 kg.[1]

He was considered as one of the greatest athletes at his time by returning two gold medals from that summer Olympics at Berlin.[2]

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