Azmi Mohamed Megahed (Arabic: عزمي محمد مجاهد; 15 April 1950 – 12 September 2020) was an Egyptian volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Azmi Mohamed Megahed
Azmi Mohamed Megahed in 2014
Personal information
NationalityEgyptian
Born(1950-04-15)15 April 1950
Dakahlia, Egypt
Died12 September 2020(2020-09-12) (aged 70)
Cairo, Egypt
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
SportVolleyball

Biography

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Born in Dakahlia,[2] Megahed played for Zamalek SC and Egypt national team for 16 years. He won the best African player award in 1974.[3] He also won many individual, domestic and continental awards as a player and manager.[4] He later became a board member of Zamalek SC, then worked as a political commentator and TV presenter at "Al Assema TV".[5] His son, Amir Azmy, became a footballer.[3]

He died on 12 September 2020 in a hospital in Cairo due to COVID-19 during the pandemic in Egypt.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Azmi Mohamed Megahed Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ "الحزن يعم الرياضين بالدقهلية لرحيل عزمي مجاهد". mansora2day.com (in Arabic). 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Former Zamalek volleyball star Azmy Megahed passes away of COVID-19". Daily News Egypt. 12 September 2020.
  4. ^ "أسطورة أفريقيا في الكرة الطائرة.. 7 معلومات عن عزمي مجاهد بعد وفاته بفيروس كورونا". Sada Elbalad (in Arabic). 12 September 2020.
  5. ^ "بعد وفاته بكورونا.. 10 معلومات لا تفوتك عن عزمي مجاهد أسطورة الكرة الطائرة". khabarmasr.com (in Arabic). 12 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020.
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