# Yasser Farag Ibrahim

Yasser Ibrahim Farag (Arabic: ياسر ابراهيم فرج, born May 2, 1984) is an Egyptian athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw events.

## Biography

He has also taken part in discus throw competitions. In 2003 he was the Egyptian champion in both shot put and discus throw.
His personal best shot put is 19.87 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Ústí nad Labem. In the discus throw he has 61.58 metres, achieved at the 2007 All-Africa Games.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Egypt ||||||
| 2001 | African Junior Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | Shot put | 15.44 m |
| 2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 2nd | Shot put (5 kg) | 19.58 m |
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 7th | Shot put (6 kg) | 19.49 m |
| 2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 3rd | Shot put | 17.96 m |
| 2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 6th | Discus throw | 55.73 m |
| 2003 | Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India | 7th | Shot put | 16.65 m |
| 2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Congo Republic | 3rd | Shot put | 18.51 m |
| 2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Congo Republic | 4th | Discus throw | 51.10 m |
| 2004 | Pan Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | Shot put | 18.65 m |
| 2005 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | 4th | Shot put | 17.65 m |
| 2005 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | 5th | Discus throw | 56.14 m |
| 2005 | Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 9th | Shot put | 17.36 m |
| 2005 | Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 7th | Discus throw | 55.38 m |
| 2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | Shot put | 18.93 m |
| 2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 2nd | Discus throw | 54.38 m |
| 2006 | IAAF World Cup | Athens, Greece | 8th | Shot put | 18.23 m |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Shot put | 19.20 m |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | Discus throw | 61.58 m |
| 2007 | Pan Arab Games | Cairo, Egypt | 3rd | Shot put | 19.42 m |
| 2007 | Pan Arab Games | Cairo, Egypt | 3rd | Discus throw | 57.74 m |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2nd | Shot put | 17.39 m |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2nd | Discus throw | 56.06 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 37th (q) | Shot put | 18.42 m |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 3rd | Discus throw | 61.07 m |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 31st (q) | Shot put | 18.69 m |
| 2009 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Beirut, Lebanon | 2nd | Shot put | 18.09 m |
| 2009 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Beirut, Lebanon | 2nd | Discus throw | 59.56 m |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 19th (q) | Shot put | 18.06 m |
| 2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | Discus throw | 58.71 m |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 1st | Shot put | 19.73 m (GR) |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 1st | Discus throw | 63.20 m |
| 2011 | Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | Shot put | 19.44 m |
| 2011 | Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Discus throw | 60.47 m |
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 3rd | Shot put | 18.78 m |
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 2nd | Discus throw | 59.61 m |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 6th | Shot put | 19.25 m |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 6th | Discus throw | 59.72 m |
| 2013 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 6th | Discus throw | 56.01 m |
| 2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 5th | Discus throw | 52.82 m |