Mohamed Abdelfatah (wrestler)

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 Greco-Roman wrestler and coach. He competed in the 76 kg, 84 kg, and 96 kg weight classes.

Abdelfatah won the gold medal at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou, China, in the 84 kg division. He also won a bronze medal at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships in Moscow, Russia, and a silver medal at the 1998 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Cairo, Egypt. Along with Mostafa Hamid, who won a world title in 1954, Abdelfatah is one of only two Egyptian wrestlers to have won a senior world championship.

He represented Egypt at three Olympic Games: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and London 2012. In 2007, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, which prevented him from qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

After retiring from competition, Abdelfatah began a coaching career. In 2009, he became coach of the Swedish national Greco-Roman wrestling team. In his first season, he guided Jimmy Lidbergto to a silver medal and Jalmar Sjöberg to a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championship in Denmark.

In 2010, he served as a technical coach for the United States Greco-Roman team. From 2013 to 2017, he worked as an assistant coach at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, under Olympic champion coach Momir Petkovic.

In 2015, Abdelfatah contributed to the development of wrestling in Bahrain and won a bronze medal at the Asian Wrestling Championship in Thailand.

From 2017 to 2022, he served as head coach at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and as a national coach for USA Wrestling. In 2023, he started his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina, (UNC). During the 2023 NCAA season, Austin O'Connor won his second NCAA national title, and two wrestlers earned All-American honors.

Abdelfatah also serves as a coach educator for United World Wrestling, contributing to the development of international coaching programs.

Abdelfatah was born in Suez, Egypt, the eldest of four sons. His Father was a football coach who emphasized athletic discipline and training. Abdelfatah began wrestling at the age of Six at El Samad Club in Suez. A family friend who coached at the club noticed him watching and imitating wrestling moves and invited him to join practice sessions. He subsequently began training at the club alongside several friends from his neighborhood.

In 1995, he was identified by Yehia Kazarian, then head coach of the Egyptian national Graeco-Roman wrestling team. Kazarian recruited Abdelfatah to the national team that same year.

At the 2011 World Wrestling Championships, competing in the 96 kg category, Abdelfattah finished fifth. His placement secured qualification for the 2012 Olympic games, making him the only African wrestler in his weight class to earn qualification at that event.

• 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

• 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