Ibrahim Hamato

Ibrahim Al Husseini Hamato (born 1 July 1973[3]) is an Egyptian Para table tennis Champion, winning several honors over the years, including the silver medals in the African Para table tennis Championships in 2011 and 2013.[4]

Ibrahim Al Husseini Hamato

Personal information
Nationality	Egyptian
Born	1 July 1973 Damietta, Egypt
Sport
Country	Egypt
Sport	Para table tennis
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	32 (2006)[1]
Medal record Men’s Class 6 Para table tennis[2] Representing  Egypt 2013 African Championships Class 6 2011 African Championships Class 6-8 2013 Egypt Open Class 6

Hamato lost both his arms as the result of a train accident when he was 10. He in an interview with CNN said "In our village, we could only play, at that time, table tennis and soccer that's why I played both. It was logic to play soccer first due to my case; then I played table tennis as a challenge."[5]

Hamato has also won an appreciation award under 6th Edition of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award for the category of athlete who achieved success in sports despite major humanitarian challenges (category of people with special needs) after earning second place and winning the silver medal during the African Para table tennis Championships in December 2013.[6]

He was recently invited by ITTF for an interview

Family

Hamato is married and is a father of three.[7]

References

1. http://stats.ipttc.org/en/profiles/2387/rankings
2. http://stats.ipttc.org/en/profiles/2387
3. "This paralympian could destroy you at ping pong using only his mouth". For The Win. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
4. http://stats.ipttc.org/en/profiles/2387
5. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/30/world/africa/meet-armless-table-tennis-champion/
6. http://www.asoif.com/News/News_Article.aspx?ID=5333
7. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/30/world/africa/meet-armless-table-tennis-champion/