Ahmed Magour

Photo by: Reed Jones

Position:
Javelin
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Doha, Qatar
High School:
Aspire Academy

2022: Outdoor – Earned runner-up honors at his first SEC meet thanks to his top throw at UGA thus far (74.40/244-1) in the javelin…Was the fourth qualifier in the javelin at the NCAA East Prelims thanks to a toss of 72.52/237-11…Swept the Florida Relays (71.38/234-2) and the Torrin Lawrence Memorial (63.15/207-2) as he started his season following surgery that kept him out of action in 2021...Earned First Team All-America honors with an eighth-place showing in the javelin after sending his spear 73.14/239-11 at Nationals, which represented his second-best showing of the season.
Indoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2021: Outdoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2020: Indoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2019: Outdoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs...One of 44 UGA student-athletes who received Dean's List honors in Spring 2019, earning a 3.50 GPA or higher while taking 14 credit hours or more.
Indoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.

High School/Post Secondary School: Finalist at the 2017 IAAF World Championships where he finished 10^th…Qualified for the 2016 Olympics and finished 30^thin the qualifying round…Won the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Championships…Owns Qatar national record of 279 feet, 7 inches (85.23 meters) set at the 2017 IAAF World Challenge…Set the Qatar National Junior record with a mark of 255-6 (77.88m)…2018 season-best mark of 274-7 (83.71m).

Personal: Born March 3, 1996…Son of Bedir Magour and Wafaa Ahmed…Intended major in Finance.