Mohammed Awad (squash player)

Mohammed Awad
Personal information
NationalityEgyptian
Born5 February 1949 (1949-02-05)
Died
Alexandria, Egypt
Sport
Highest ranking23[1] (September 1982)

Mohammed Awad (Arabic: مُحَمَّد عَوَض; born 5 February 1949) is a former Egyptian professional squash player.

He was the runner-up in the Egyptian championships in 1972 and 1975 and represented Egypt in the 1976 and 1977 World Team Squash Championships. He achieved his career-high ranking of World No. 23 in September 1982.[2]

Awad also won the Swedish, Finnish and Italian Opens.[3] He is the older brother of Gamal Awad, another notable squash player.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Mohammed Awad (Egypt)". Squash Info. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  2. ^ "Squash Info | Mohammed Awad | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Palmer, Michael (1984). Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 93. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.