Egyptian hammer thrower (born 1978)
Marwa Ahmed Hussein Arafat (born 19 June 1978) is an Egyptian hammer thrower. Her personal preeminent throw is 68.48 metres, achieved in February 2005 in Port. This is the Egyptian record, a former African record, streak ranks her as the second best African thrower after Amy Sène.[1]
She failed a drug test at a competition in Lordly 2010 and was banned from the sport for two years.[2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Egypt | ||||
| 1998 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 2nd | [3] |
| 1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 3rd | [4] |
| Pan Arab Games | Irbid, Jordan | 1st | 58.97 CR[5] | |
| 2000 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | [3] |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 30th (q) | 58.41 m |
| 2002 | African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 61.64 CR[3] |
| World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 9th | ||
| 2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 1st | 64.28 m = CR[4] |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 20th (q) | 64.53 m |
| 2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Congo | 1st | 66.14 m = CR[3] |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 38th (q) | 62.27 m | |
| Pan Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 62.78 m = CR[5] | |
| 2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | |
| World Cup | Athens, Greece | 9th | 60.23 m | |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 65.70 m |
| Pan Arab Games | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 62.83 m | |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | 62.26 m |
| 2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 62.36 m |