Yasser Ibrahim Farag (; born May 2, 1984) is an Egyptian athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw events.
Biography He has also taken part in discus throw competitions. In 2003 he was the Egyptian champion in both shot put and discus throw.Egyptian athletics championships winners since 1981 - GBR Athletics
His personal best shot put is 19.87 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Ústí nad Labem. In the discus throw he has 61.58 metres, achieved at the 2007 All-Africa Games.
Competition record Representing 2001African Junior ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia 1stShot put15.44 mWorld Youth ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary 2ndShot put (5 kg)19.58 m2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica7thShot put (6 kg)19.49 m2003All-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria 3rdShot put17.96 m6thDiscus throw55.73 mAfro-Asian GamesHyderabad, India7thShot put16.65 m2004African ChampionshipsBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo 3rdShot put18.51 m4thDiscus throw51.10 mPan Arab GamesAlgiers, Algeria 2ndShot put 18.65 m2005Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca, Saudi Arabia4thShot put17.65 m5thDiscus throw56.14 mMediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain9thShot put17.36 m7thDiscus throw55.38 m2006African ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius 1stShot put18.93 m 2ndDiscus throw54.38 mIAAF World CupAthens, Greece8thShot put18.23 m2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria 1stShot put19.20 m 2ndDiscus throw61.58 mPan Arab GamesCairo, Egypt 3rdShot put19.42 m 3rdDiscus throw57.74 m2008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia 2ndShot put17.39 m 2ndDiscus throw56.06 mOlympic Games Beijing, China37th (q)Shot put18.42 m2009Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 3rdDiscus throw61.07 mWorld Championships Berlin, Germany31st (q)Shot put18.69 mJeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 2ndShot put18.09 m 2ndDiscus throw59.56 m2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar19th (q)Shot put18.06 mAfrican ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya 2ndDiscus throw58.71 m2011All-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique 1stShot put 19.73 m (GR) 1st Discus throw63.20 mPan Arab GamesDoha, Qatar 1stShot put 19.44 m 2nd Discus throw60.47 m2012African ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin 3rdShot put18.78 m 2ndDiscus throw59.61 m2013Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey6thShot put19.25 m6thDiscus throw59.72 mIslamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia6thDiscus throw56.01 m2014African ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco5thDiscus throw52.82 m
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