Mohamed Sbihi
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| Nickname(s) | Moe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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27 March 1988 (age 28) Kingston upon Thames, England |
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| Alma mater | St Mary's University, Twickenham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 7 lb (231 lb; 105 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Men's rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Molesey Boat Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Mohamed Karim Sbihi MBE (born 27 March 1988) is an English rower. He is a dual Olympian and twice Olympic medal winner. He won a gold medal in the coxless four at 2016 Rio Olympics, and at the 2012 London Olympics he was in the British crew that won the bronze medal in the men's eight.
Sbihi was born in Kingston upon Thames to a British mother and a Moroccan father. 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.
At the age of 15, he was identified as a potentially successful oarsman by a talent-spotting programme and joined the GB Rowing World Class Start programme. Sbihi finished first in the junior men J15 category at the 2003 Great Britain Indoor Rowing Championships.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom he was part of the British crew that won the bronze medal in the eight.
In 2013, he was part of the 8 men team that won gold at the World Rowing Championships. In 2014 he won gold medals in the coxless four at both the European Rowing Championships in Belgrade and the World Championships in Amsterdam. In 2015, he won gold at the World Championships for the third consecutive year.
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