Mohamed Abdelfatah

Mohamed Abdelfatah (Arabic: محمد عبد الفتاح, born February 4, 1978, in Suez, Egypt), commonly known by his nickname "Bogy" (Arabic: بوجى), is a retired Egyptian Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in 76 kg, 84 kg, and 96 kg weight class.

He became a World Champ 2006 in  Guangzhou, China, with 84 kg.

The Egyptians who won the Last World medal in 1954, Mostafa Hamid, are the only two Wrestlers to Have Won the World Championship in Egyptian History.

Mohamed Won the World Bronz medal in 2002 in Moscow, Russia, at 84 kg, and the Junior World Silver medal in 1998 in Cairo, Egypt.

Also, he was three times Olympics  ( Sydney in 2000. Athen 2004; London, 2012)

Despite a setback in 2007 when Mohamed injured his ACL knee, he demonstrated remarkable resilience. Although he could not qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, his determination remained undiminished.

After retiring as a player, Bogy embarked on a successful coaching career. He became the coach of the Sweden National Team. In his first season in 2009, he guided Jimmy Lidbergto to a silver medal and Jalmar Sjöberg to a bronze medal in the 2009 World Championship in Denmark, a feat that brought pride to the entire wrestling community.

In 2010, he worked as a technical coach for Team USA Greco.

From 2013- 2017, he worked as an assistant coach at Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Co, with Olympic Champ Coach Momir Petkovic.

In 2015, Mohamed was one of the founders of wrestling in Bahrain, and he won the Asian Bronze medal at the Asian Champion Champ in Thailand.

From 2017 to 2022, Mohamed was the head coach at the Olympic Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the National Coach at USA Wrestling.

In 2023, he started his coaching college career and worked as an assistant coach for the University of North Carolina, UNC.

UNC has one of the best College seasons. Austin O'Connor won the National Camp title at NCAA 2023 for the second time, and two UNC wrestlers were named All-Americans.

Mohamed's influence extends beyond the mat. He also serves as a Coach Educator for United World Wrestling, a role in which he is set to revolutionize coaching education worldwide and bring a new era of learning and development to the sport.

For the Sudanese footballer, see Mohamed Abdel Fatah (footballer).

Mohamed Abdelfattah

Personal information
Born	(1978-02-04) 4 February 1978 Suez, Egypt
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Website	www.facebook.com/Mohamed-Abdelfatah-Bogy-120985619923
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	Police Sports Club
Coached by	Yehia Kazarian. 2006-2012
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing Egypt Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 85 kg 2004 Athens 84 kg 2012 London 96 kg World Championships 2006 Guangzhou 84 kg 2002 Moscow 84 kg 1998 Cairo (junior) 76 kg World Cup 2002 Cairo 84 kg 2001 France 85 kg Golden Grand Prix 2011 Georgia 96 kg 2010 Azerbaijan 96 kg 2006 Romania 96 kg 2004 Hungary 97 kg 2002 Germany 97 kg 2001 Austria 97 kg 2000 Alexandria 84 kg 2000 Italy 84 kg 2000 France 85 kg Jeux Mediterranéens 2013 Istanbul 120 kg 2010 Istanbul 96 kg 2005 Almeria 85 kg 2001 Tunis 85 kg African Championships 2010 Cairo 96 kg 2002 Cairo 84 kg 2001 Morocco 84 kg 2000 Cairo 84 kg 1998 Cairo 76 kg All African Games 1999 Johannesburg 84 kg Greco-Roman 1999 Johannesburg 84 kg Freestyle wrestling Pan Arabian Games 2001 Syria 84 kg 1999 Jordan 84 kg 1997 Damascus 83 kg

Mohamed Abdelfattah Early life

Bogy was born in Suez. He is the elder of four children—four boys. His Father was a Soccer Coach who has dedicated his entire life to athletic excellence and discipline. Bogy started wrestling at the age of Six at the Elsamad Club in Suez. his Father friend was the coach of Elsamad Wrestling Club He spotted Bogy Watching professional Wrestling and imitating move, he asked him if he would want to come to practice he did and notice all of His neighborhood friends all wrestling in same club.

In 1995, he was spotted by Yehia Kazarian, then head coach of the Egyptian national Graeco Roman team. Kazarian found in Bogy everything he had been looking for: his height, his build, his skills, all promised a world and Olympic champion. Bogy joined the national team that same year.

2011 World Championship

Ranked fifth in 96 kg category, Abdelfattah is the only African who succeeded to get its qualification ticket for the 2012 Olympic games.

2000 Olympics

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
Luis Enrique Méndez (CUB)	2	0	6	9
Mohamed Abdelfatah (EGY)	1	1	5	15
Quincey Clark (USA)	0	2	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Quincey Clark	Luis Enrique Méndez	0-3 PO	0-5
Mohamed Abdelfatah	Quincey Clark	4-0 ST	12-0
Luis Enrique Méndez	Mohamed Abdelfatah	3-1 PP	4-3

2004 Olympics

Pool 2

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
Mohamed Abdelfatah (EGY)	2	0	6	7
Brad Vering (USA)	1	1	4	0
Mukhran Vakhtangadze (GEO)	0	2	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Mohamed Abdelfatah	Mukhran Vakhtangadze	3-0 PO	3-0
Brad Vering	Mohamed Abdelfatah	0-3 PO	0-4
Mukhran Vakhtangadze	Brad Vering	0-4 PA

	5th place match
	Mohamed Abdelfatah (EGY)	EV
	Dimitrios Avramis (GRE)

Major international achievements

• Asian Championships in Thailand Bronze -2015 for Bahrain.
• Mediterranean Games in Istanbul Bronze -2013
• Summer Olympics in London - 13th - 2012
• World Championship in Istanbul - 5th - 2011
• Golden Grand Prix in Tbilisi - Bronze - 2011
• Golden Grand Prix Final in Baku - Silver - 2010
• African Championships in Cairo, Egypt - Gold - 2010
• Mediterranean Games in Istanbul, Turkey - Gold - 2010
• World Championship in Guangzhou, China Gold - 2006
• Mediterranean Games in Almeria - Gold - 2005
• David Cup in the USA - Gold - 2005
• All Arab Games in Algeria - Gold - 2004
• Grand Prix Hungary - Gold - 2004
• Poland Open - 4th - 2003
• World Cup in Cairo - Gold - 2002
• World Championship in Moscow - Bronze - 2002
• Diamond Championship in Germany - Gold - 2002
• Ibraheem Mostafa in Alexandria - Gold - 2002
• Africa Championship in Cairo - Gold - 2002
• World Cup in France - Gold - 2001
• Ibraheem Mostafa in Cairo - Gold - 2001
• Mediterranea Games in Tunisia - Gold - 2001
• Russia Open in Moscow - 5th - 2001
• Africa Championship in Morocco - Gold - 2001
• Arab Championship in Syria - Gold - 2001
• Austria Open - Gold - 2001
• 2000 Summer Olympics - 8th - 2000
• Russia Open in Moscow - 5th - 2000
• African Championship in Tunisia - Gold - 2000
• Grand prix in Alexandria - Gold - 2000
• Grand prix Final in Italy - Bronze - 2000
• France Open in France - Bronze - 2000
• African Games in South Africa (Freestyle) - Gold - 1999
• African Games in South Africa - Gold - 1999
• Arab Games in Jordan - Gold - 1999
• King's Championship in Jordan - Gold - 1999
• Junior World Championship in Cairo - Silver - 1998
• African Nations in Cairo - Gold - 1998
• Arab Junior Cup in Syria - Gold - 1997
• Arab Junior Cup in Cairo - Gold - 1996

External links and references

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mohamed Abdelfatah". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
• Profile at FILA Wrestling Database
• https://web.archive.org/web/20170915234721/http://mohamedbogy.com/