Tamer Hamed

Tamer Hamed Ali Zinhom Muhammad (also Tamer Hamed, Arabic: تامر حامد علي زينهم محمد‎; born February 4, 1974) is an Egyptian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and an Egyptian record holder in the 50 m freestyle.

Tamer Hamed
Personal information
Full nameTamer Hamed Ali Zinhom
Muhammad
National team Egypt
Born (1974-02-04) 4 February 1974
Cairo, Egypt
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubAl-Ahly Swim Club

Hamed made his official debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He failed to reach the top 16 final in any of his individual events, finishing forty-sixth in the 100 m butterfly (56.46), and forty-seventh each in the 50 m freestyle (24.02) and 100 m freestyle (52.16).[2][3][4]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Hamed competed only in a sprint freestyle double. He achieved FINA B-standards of 23.39 (50 m freestyle) and 52.14 (100 m freestyle) from the Egyptian Championships in Cairo.[5][6] In the 100 m freestyle, Hamed placed forty-fourth on the morning prelims. Swimming in heat four, he edged out Colombia's Fernando Jácome and Singapore's Mark Chay to race for a fourth seed by a tenth of a second (0.10) in 52.14.[7][8] Two days later, in the 50 m freestyle, Hamed participated in heat five against seven other swimmers, including three-time Olympians Richard Sam Bera of Indonesia and Allan Murray of the Bahamas, top 16 finalist in Atlanta four years earlier. He raced to a fifth seed and forty-sixth overall in 23.77, just a small fraction off his entry time.[9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tamer Hamed". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 4" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 4" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 4" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. "Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 5)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. "Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 114. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  8. "Wide-open race in the men's 100 free". Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  9. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 5" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 105. Retrieved 28 April 2013.


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