Mohamed Sbihi

For the Moroccan mathematician, minister of culture, see Mohamed Amine Sbihi.
Mohamed Sbihi
Personal information
Nickname(s) Moe
Born 27 March 1988 (1988-03-27) (age 27)
Kingston upon Thames, England
Alma mater St Mary's University, Twickenham
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Competitor for  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2012 London Eight
World Championships
2013 Chungju M8+
2014 Amsterdam M4−
2015 Aiguebelette M8+
2010 Karapiro M8+
2011 Bled M8+
European Championships
2014 Belgrade M4−
2015 Poznan Eight

Mohamed Sbihi (born 27 March 1988) is a British rower of Moroccan origin. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he was part of the British crew that won the bronze medal in the men's eight.[1]

Early life

Sbihi was born in Kingston upon Thames to a Moroccan father and British mother.[2] He studied Sport Science with Health, Nutrition & Exercise at St. Mary's University College, Twickenham on a sports scholarship from 2006 to 2010. Before he joined rowing team he played both association football and basketball. He joined the GB Rowing World Class Start programme[3] at the age of 15.[4]

Career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom he was part of the British crew that won the bronze medal in the eight.[5] In 2014 he won gold medals in the coxless four at both the European Rowing Championships in Belgrade and the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Barretto, Lawrence (2 August 2012). "Olympics rowing: GB bronze in men's eight won by Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Caroline Cheese. "Human to Hero: Fast faith - Muslim rower's Olympic dilemma". CNN. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mohammed Sbihi learning fast about rowing demands". The Telegraph (London). 28 April 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Robert Kitson (3 May 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: Champions aren't made easily, says Mohamed Sbihi". The Guardian (London). Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Barretto, Lawrence (2 August 2012). "Olympics rowing: GB bronze in men's eight won by Germany". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand on a roll ahead of World Rowing Championships". Sportal. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

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