Egypt at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Result
Hany Abdelhady -90kg 241.0
Taha Abdelmagid -48kg 165.0
Mohamed Eldib -100kg 249.0
Mohamed Elelfat -75kg 219.0
Shaaban Ibrahim -67.5kg 202.0
Metwaly Mathana -82.5kg 227.0
Sherif Othman -56kg 197.0
Mohamed Sabet +100kg 225.0
Powerlifting
Main article : Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Sherif Othman won gold in powerlifting for Egypt , repeating his winning performance at the 2008 Games . [ 8 ] Fatma Omar competed at and became a four-time Paralympic gold medalist in London . [ 6 ] Metwalli Mathana appeared in his fifth Paralympic Games . [ 6 ] Egypt finished the London Games with 2 gold , 3 silver and 2 bronze medals . [ 9 ] Following the London Games , Egypt 's all time medal total in the sport was 59 , including 19 golds . [ 10 ] Historically , Egyptian powerlifters have faced a number of barriers despite their obvious success at the Paralympic Games . They have lacked financial support . Because of the low numbers of practitioners , there is a lack of awareness among parents of children with disabilities about the potential to get involved with powerlifting . These low numbers of practitioners also make the sport cost more , which further reduces participation numbers . The materials provided by the Egyptian Paralympic Committee , and for Disabled Sport Powerlifting Federation are also sometimes wanting in quality , and the cost of distributing them means they are sometimes hard to come by . It is also hard for Egyptians to go abroad , and to bring foreign lifers to Egypt to assist Egyptians in training . [ 9 ] Men
Egypt competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012. Egypt made their debut at the Paralympic Games in 1972. Since their debut Egypt have won 165 medals (46 gold, 59 silver, 60 bronze). Egypt's most successful appearance at the Paralympic Games was in Atlanta in 1980, winning 30 medals.