Egyptian sprinter
Before the start of the first round in the 100 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud (born 10 June 1986 in Damietta ) is an Egyptian sprinter who specializes in 100 and 200 metres . His personal best times are 10.13 and 20.36 seconds in the 100 and 200 metres.
He ranked sixth in the 100 metres at the 2006 African Championships . In the 200 metres, he won the 2007 Summer Universiade , and competed at the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final round. He also competed in 60 metres at the World Indoor Championships in 2003 and 2008 .
Seoud represented Egypt at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . He competed at the 200 metres and placed fifth in his first round heat in a time of 20.75 seconds. His record was among the ten best losing times, which granted him a slot in the second round. He improved his time in the second round to 20.55 seconds, placing sixth. This performance was not enough to qualify for the semi-finals.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in both the 100 and 200 metres, but did not qualify from the heats.[1]
Achievements [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Egypt 2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 44th (h) 60 m 6.93 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 35th (h) 100 m 11.06 12th (sf) 200 m 21.89 African Junior Championships Garoua , Cameroon 4th 100 m 10.66 (w) 2nd 200 m 21.40 (w) 2005 Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain – 200 m DNF Jeux de la Francophonie Niamey, Niger 3rd 100 m 10.55 6th (h) 200 m 21.29 2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 6th 100 m 10.81 10th (sf) 200 m 21.32 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 13th (sf) 100 m 10.52 4th 200 m 21.07 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 7th 100 m 10.53 1st 200 m 20.74 World Championships Osaka, Japan 20th (qf) 200 m 20.72 Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 1st 100 m 10.38 (NR) 1st 200 m 20.69 4th 4 × 100 m relay 40.17 (NR) 2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 14th (sf) 60 m 6.69 (NR) Olympic Games Beijing, China 15th (qf) 200 m 20.45 2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 7th 100 m 10.45 1st 200 m 20.78 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 100 m 10.31 2nd 200 m 20.52 World Championships Berlin, Germany 51st (h) 200 m 21.44 Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 6th 100 m 10.42 (w) 2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 4th 100 m 10.18 1st 200 m 20.36 (NR) 2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 18th (sf) 200 m 21.15 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 1st 100 m 10.20 (NR) 2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 20th (sf) 60 m 6.83 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 2nd 100 m 10.34 2nd 200 m 20.76 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 22nd (h) 100 m 10.22 36th (h) 200 m 20.81 2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 6th 100 m 10.40 6th 200 m 20.84 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 5th 100 m 10.56
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