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Ahmed Hussain Ahmed Ghonaim (born 1937) is an Egyptian gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] He had previously won five medals at the 1959 Mediterranean Games.[3] After the games, he joined a Russian-operated circus, first in Cairo and then in Lebanon. To avoid the Lebanese Civil War, he went to Saudi Arabia, where his promotion of gymnastics in the country—in which it had, to that point, been virtually unknown—led to him being considered "the founder of the sport of gymnastics in Saudi Arabia."[4]

FullnameAhmed Hussain Ahmed Ghonaim
Born (1937-07-17) 17 July 1937 (age 89)
Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
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  • United Arab Republic United Arab Republic
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Ahmed Ghonaim
احمد حسين احمد غنيم
Goneim in 1976[1]
Personal information
Full nameAhmed Hussain Ahmed Ghonaim
Born (1937-07-17) 17 July 1937 (age 89)
Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
  • United Arab Republic United Arab Republic
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  United Arab Republic
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1959 BeirutTeam
Gold medal – first place1959 BeirutParallel bars
Silver medal – second place1959 BeirutFloor
Silver medal – second place1959 BeirutRings
Silver medal – second place1959 BeirutVault
Bronze medal – third place1959 BeirutAll-around
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