Anwar Mesbah (Egyptian Arabic: انور مصباح; April 8, 1913 – November 25, 1998) was an Egyptian weightlifter.
He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in Berlin.
Along with his compatriot weightlifter Khadr El-Touni's middleweight class gold medal, Mesbah won a gold medal for Egypt in the lightweight class, sharing the gold medal with Robert Fein with whom he tied, by lifting a record 342.5 kg.
Born in Alexandria, Mesbah was considered a great athlete of his time.
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners Archives". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 11 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- "Anwar Mesbah at the databaseOlympics.com". databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- "Stats Anwar Mesbah". ABC. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
