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Samar Amer

Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamza (born 4 April 1995) is an Egyptian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1][2] She became the first woman representing Egypt to reach a final at the World Wrestling Championships.[3]

Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamza
Amer in 2021
Personal information
Full nameSamar Amer Ibrahim Hamza
Born (1995-04-04) 4 April 1995 (age 29)
Sport
Country Egypt
SportFreestyle wrestling
Weight class76 kg
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Egypt
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Belgrade 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 76 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Alexandria 76 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Port Harcourt 76 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hammamet 76 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Algiers 76 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 El Jadida 76 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Hammamet 76 kg
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Accra 76 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran 76 kg

Amer competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

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In 2016, Amer competed in the women's freestyle 75 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she was eliminated in the round of 32 by Ekaterina Bukina.[4][5]

In 2021, Amer won the silver medal in the 76 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[6] She qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7][8] She competed in the women's freestyle 76 kg event. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[9][10]

In 2022, Amer competed in the women's 76 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[11] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[12][13] She won one of the bronze medals in the 76 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[14] She won the bronze medal in her event at the 2022 Tunis Ranking Series event held in Tunis, Tunisia.[15] She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1][2]

Amer won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 African Wrestling Championships held in Hammamet, Tunisia.[16][17]

Amer competed at the 2024 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt without qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[18] She also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[19] She was eliminated in her first match.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b Burke, Patrick (14 September 2022). "Susaki and Morikawa earn Japanese double at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. ^ Brennan, Eliott (13 September 2022). "Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamza". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Women's Freestyle 75 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ Shefferd, Neil (3 April 2021). "Hosts Tunisia claim four more Tokyo 2020 berths on day two of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  9. ^ Burke, Patrick (6 October 2021). "Adelaine Maria Gray wins sixth title at Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  12. ^ Brennan, Eliott (21 May 2022). "Oborududu bags 11th consecutive title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  16. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (19 May 2023). "Egypt and Algeria share Greco-Roman golds at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  17. ^ "2023 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  18. ^ "2024 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  19. ^ a b "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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