Mohamed Abdelfatah (Arabic: àÃÂàï ùèï çÃÂÃÂêçÃÂ, born February 4, 1978 in Suez, Egypt), commonly known by his nickname "Bogy" (Arabic: èÃÂìÃÂ), is a retired Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler and coach. He competed in the 76 kg, 84 kg, and 96 kg weight classes.
Abdelfatah won the gold medal at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships inÃÂ Guangzhou, China, in the 84 kg division. He also won a bronze medal at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships in Moscow, Russia, and a silver medal at the 1998 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Cairo, Egypt. Along with Mostafa Hamid, who won a world title in 1954, Abdelfatah is one of only two Egyptian wrestlers to have won a senior world championship.
He represented Egypt at three Olympic Games: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and London 2012. In 2007, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, which prevented him from qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
After retiring from competition, Abdelfatah began a coaching career. In 2009, he became coach of the Swedish national Greco-Roman wrestling team. In his first season, he guided Jimmy Lidbergto to a silver medal and Jalmar Sjöberg to a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championship in Denmark.
In 2010, he served as a technical coach for the United States Greco-Roman team. From 2013 to 2017, he worked as an assistant coach at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, under Olympic champion coach Momir Petkovic.
In 2015, Abdelfatah contributed to the development of wrestling in Bahrain and won a bronze medal at the Asian Wrestling Championship in Thailand.
From 2017 to 2022, he served as head coach at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and as a national coach for USA Wrestling. In 2023, he started his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina, (UNC). During the 2023 NCAA season, Austin O'Connor won his second NCAA national title, and two wrestlers earned All-American honors.
Abdelfatah also serves as a coach educator for United World Wrestling, contributing to the development of international coaching programs.
Abdelfatah was born in Suez, Egypt, the eldest of four sons. His Father was a football coach who emphasized athletic discipline and training. Abdelfatah began wrestling at the age of Six at El Samad Club in Suez. A family friend who coached at the club noticed him watching and imitating wrestling moves and invited him to join practice sessions. He subsequently began training at the club alongside several friends from his neighborhood.
In 1995, he was identified by Yehia Kazarian, then head coach of the Egyptian national Graeco-Roman wrestling team. Kazarian recruited Abdelfatah to the national team that same year.
At the 2011 World Wrestling Championships, competing in the 96 kg category, Abdelfattah finished fifth. His placement secured qualification for the 2012 Olympic games, making him the only African wrestler in his weight class to earn qualification at that event.