Marwa Hussein

Olympic athlete

1978 –

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Who is Marwa Hussein?

Marwa Ahmed Hussein Arafat is an Egyptian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 68.48 metres, achieved in February 2005 in Cairo. This is the Egytpian record, a former African record, and ranks her as the second best African thrower after Amy Sène.

She failed out of competition doping test in August 2010 and was banned from the sport for two years.

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Born
Jun 19, 1978
Nationality
  • Egypt

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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