Marwa Hussein
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Marwa Ahmed Hussein Arafat (born 19 June 1978) is an Egyptian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 68.48 metres, achieved in February 2005 in Cairo. This is the Egytpian record, a former African record, and ranks her as the second best African thrower after Amy Sène.[1]
She failed out of competition doping test in August 2010 and was banned from the sport for two years.[2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Egypt |
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| 1998 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 2nd | [3] |
| 1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 3rd | [4] |
| Pan Arab Games | Irbid, Jordan | 1st | 58.97 CR[5] | |
| 2000 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | [3] |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 30th (q) | 58.41 m |
| 2002 | African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 61.64 CR[3] |
| World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 9th | ||
| 2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 1st | 64.28 m = CR[4] |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 20th (q) | 64.53 m |
| 2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Congo | 1st | 66.14 m = CR[3] |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 38th (q) | 62.27 m | |
| Pan Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 62.78 m = CR[5] | |
| 2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | |
| World Cup | Athens, Greece | 9th | 60.23 m | |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 65.70 m |
| Pan Arab Games | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 62.83 m | |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | 62.26 m |
| 2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 62.36 m |
See also
References
- Marwa Hussein profile at IAAF
- ↑ Egyptian athletics records
- ↑ IAAF Newsletter Ed. 119. IAAF (2011-01-25). Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 All-Africa Games - GBR Athletics
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 All-Africa Games - GBR Athletics
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pan Arab Games - GBR Athletics
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