Mahmoud Hassaballa
Egyptian-Qatari handball player (born 1986)
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Mahmoud Hassaballa (Arabic: محمود حسب الله, born 22 November 1986) is an Egyptian-Qatari[1] handball player for Al-Gharafa and the Qatari national team.[2][3][4]
| Mahmoud Hassaballa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Qatari | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Al-Gharafa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Qatar | 52 | (90) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed in the men's tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics representing Egypt.[5] He was part of the Qatar team that won silver medals at the 2015 World Championship in Qatar, the first World Championship medal for both Qatar and for any Asian team.[6] The result was however controversial due to the many naturalized players of Qatar, of which Hassaballa was one of them.[7][8] According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine, only four of the 17 players in the squad were native to Qatar.[9] The practice was criticised by Austrian goalkeeper after his team's loss to Qatar in the round of 16, saying "It [felt] like playing against a world selection team" and "I think it is not the sense of a world championship."[10] Furthermore there were claims of favourable refereering for the hosts.[11][12][13] After the final whistle of their semifinal against Poland, the Polish players showed their discontent by ironically applauding the three referees.[14][15]
