Rafed El-Masri
Rafed Ziad El-Masri 
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| Surname: | Rafed Ziad El-Masri | ||||||
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 Germany Syria
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle | ||||||
| Society: | TSV Zehlendorf 88 | ||||||
| Birthday: | August 10, 1982 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Clausthal-Zellerfeld | ||||||
| Size: | 192 cm | ||||||
| Weight: | 88 kg | ||||||
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Rafed Ziad El-Masri (also Almasri, Arabic رافد زياد المصري; * August 10, 1982 in Clausthal-Zellerfeld ) is a former German swimmer of Syrian origin and is now a swimming trainer in Berlin .
Life
Rafed El-Masri was born the son of Syrian immigrants and grew up in Berlin. In 2009 he completed his studies in sports science and philosophy. He has been a member of the German national team since the 2008 Olympic Games . Until then, he started for his parents' homeland, Syria . At the national level, he last swam in November 2009 for the Zehlendorfer TSV of 1888 in Berlin. a. the SG Essen and SG Neukölln its clubs. In February 2017 he took part in a competition for the first time in over 7 years.
On May 11, 2011, El-Masri was hit by a car in an accident and dragged along 200 meters.
successes
In 2001 El-Masri won his first title as German short course champion at the German short course championships over 4 × 50m F. In 2004, El-Masri won silver for the first time on his parade route, the 50m freestyle, behind Carsten Dehmlow at the German Championships in Berlin. In the following three years he won the title of German champion on this route in a row, and in 2006 the title of winter champion. In the 50m freestyle El-Masri held the German record in 21.86 seconds , which he undercut three times in 2008. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , he finished 13th in the semifinals.
For the national team of Syria, El-Masri competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and finished 18th in the 50m freestyle. Two years later he won the gold medal at the Asian Championships on this route.
Olympic Summer Games
- 2004 in Athens: 18th place in the 50m freestyle, at the same time as Johan Kenkhuis and Alexander Popov (for Syria)
- 2008 in Beijing: 13th place in the 50m freestyle (for Germany)
Asian Games
- 2006 in Doha: Gold in the 50m freestyle (for Syria)
World championships
European championships
- 2008 (short course) in Rijeka: 23rd place in the 50m freestyle
German championships
- 2001 : Gold with the 4x50m freestyle relay (together with M. Diercks, S. Haß, and S. Lodziewski)
- 2005 : Gold in the 50m freestyle
- 2006 : Gold in the 50m freestyle
- 2006 (German Winter Championships) : Gold over 50m freestyle
- 2007 : Gold in the 50m freestyle
- 2008 : Silver over 50m freestyle
- 2008 (short course) : Silver over 50m freestyle
- 2008 (short course) : Gold with 4x50m freestyle relay (together with Hendrik Feldwehr, Robert Kothieringer, Thomas Rueter)
- 2008 (short course) : Gold with 4x50m individual medley relay (together with Dominik Keil, Hendrik Feldwehr, Jan Konopka) - new German record
- 2009 : Silver in the 50m freestyle
Web links
- questionnaire
- Report in the taz
- Rafed El-Masri in the Swimrankings.net database (English)
- Rafed El-Masri in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Change of club under DSV top swimmers ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mirko Seifert: Rafed El-Masri - ex 50 freestyle record holder at DMS Berlin. (No longer available online.) In: Mirko Seifert Magazin. February 19, 2017, archived from the original on February 20, 2017 ; Retrieved February 19, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Olympic swimmer rammed, mild penalty . ( bz-berlin.de [accessed on February 19, 2017]).
- ↑ Results of the 2004 Olympic Games 50m Freestyle, prelims on omegatiming.com (PDF file) , last accessed on February 19, 2017
- ↑ Results Swimming World Championships 2005 50m freestyle, prelims on omegatiming.com (PDF file) , last accessed on February 19, 2017
- ↑ Results Swimming World Championships 2007 50m freestyle, prelims on omegatiming.com (PDF file) , last accessed on February 19, 2017
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| SURNAME | El-Masri, Rafed |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | El-Masri, Rafed Ziad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Syrian swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clausthal-Zellerfeld |