# Mohamed Afify

Mohamed Afify (Arabic: محمد عفيفي, born November 10, 2001) is an Egyptian artistic gymnast. He is the 2022 African champion. Additionally he represented Egypt at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

## Personal life

Afify was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 2001.

## Gymnastics career
### 2018

Afify competed at the 2018 Junior African Championships where he helped Egypt place first as a team; individually he placed first in the all-around and on four of the six apparatuses. He was later selected to represent Egypt at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Although he did not qualify to any individual finals, he won the bronze medal in the mixed multi-discipline team event.

### 2019

Afify became age-eligible for senior competition in 2019. He competed at the 2019 African Games where he helped Egypt win the silver medal behind Algeria. Individually he placed fourth in the all-around. Afify competed at his first ever World Championships in 2019. During qualifications he placed 90th in the all-around.

### 2020–22

The majority of competitions were canceled or postponed in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Afify returned to competition at the Cairo World Cup where he was second reserve for the parallel bars final. In October he competed at the 2021 World Championships; he only competed on four events and was ranked 46th on parallel bars.
In 2022 Afify competed at the African Championships where he became the African all-around champion. Additionally he won gold on horizontal bar and in the team final. At the 2022 World Championships Afify finished 27th in the all-around during qualifications was the third reserve for the final.

### 2023

Afify competed at various World Cups throughout early 2023. At the Cairo World Cup he won silver on parallel bars behind Illia Kovtun. Afify next competed at the 2023 African Championships where he helped Egypt place first as a team; individually he won silver in the all-around behind compatriot Omar Mohamed. Afify ended the year competing at the 2023 World Championships where he finished 50th in qualifications.

### 2024

Afify competed at the World Cups in Cairo and Baku. At the African Championships he helped Egypt finish first as a team and individually he won silver in the all-around and on pommel horse and gold on the parallel bars.

## Competitive history

| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | SR | PB | HB |
| Junior ||||||||||
| 2018 | Stella Zakharova Cup | 10 | 11 | | 5 | | |
| 2018 | African Championships | | | | | | |
| 2018 | Youth Olympic Games | | | | | | |
| Senior ||||||||||
| 2019 |
| 2019 | African Games | | 4 | | | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | World Championships | | 90 | | | | |
| 2021 |
| 2021 | World Championships | | | | | 46 | |
| 2022 |
| 2022 | African Championships | | | 7 | | | |
| 2022 | World Championships | | R3 | | | | |
| 2023 | Baku World Cup | | | | | 4 | |
| 2023 | Cairo World Cup | | | | | | |
| 2023 | African Championships | | | | | | |
| 2023 | World Championships | | 50 | | | | |
| 2024 | Cairo World Cup | | | | | 10 | |
| 2024 | Baku World Cup | | | | | 6 | |
| 2024 | African Championships | | | | | | |
* ↑ The teams were randomly assigned with gymnasts from different countries and disciplines