How to Pronounce Khadr El-Touni
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Mar 15, 1915 Cairo, Egypt Died on 25 Sep 1956 (aged 41)
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About Khadr El Touni
- Khedr Sayed El Touny (Arabic: ??? ???????; December 15, 1916 – September 22, 1956) was an Egyptian weightlifter, widely regarded as the best weightlifter of all time.
- He was ranked number one on the list of history's 50 greatest weightlifters issued by the International Weightlifting Federation, until Turkey's Naim Süleymanoglu surpassed the Egyptian to top the list at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Eltouny began practicing the sport at a young age along with the students of Shobra School.
- One day, they placed two stones weighing 40 kg each on a broomstick; only Eltouny succeeded in lifting it.
- Determined to succeed in this area, Eltouny continued to weightlift at various sporting clubs in the Cairo area.
- By 1936, Eltouny had set a world record for his class so inconceivable, that the International Weightlifting Federation refused to acknowledge it, citing it was an impossible feat.
