▁a ▁world ▁record ▁of ▁ 4 9 . 9 2 m ▁in ▁men ' s ▁j avel in ▁F 5 8 ▁while ▁I bra him ▁All am ▁set ▁a ▁personal ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 4 . 7 7 m ▁in ▁shot ▁put , ▁both ▁athlet es ▁gained ▁gold ▁med als . ▁ ▁Power l ifting ▁Egypt ▁won ▁three ▁gold ▁med als , ▁five ▁silver ▁and ▁four ▁bronze , ▁dro pping ▁from ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁Atlanta ▁to ▁third ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁behind ▁China ▁and ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁Met wal li ▁Math ana ▁made ▁his ▁second ▁Par al ym pic ▁appearance ▁at ▁these ▁Games . ▁F at ma ▁O mar ▁made ▁her ▁Par al ym pic ▁debut ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁winning ▁her ▁first ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁power l ifting ▁at ▁the ▁Games ▁in ▁the ▁- 4 4   kg ▁class . ▁Ah med ▁G oma a ▁Moh amed ▁Ah med ▁participated ▁in ▁his ▁third ▁Games ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁Moh amed ▁Ah med ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁sport ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁comp ete ▁intern ation ally ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁lift ▁more ▁than ▁his ▁able - b od ied ▁counter parts ▁in ▁Egypt . ▁In ▁the ▁period ▁around ▁these ▁Games , ▁he ▁was ▁training ▁five ▁days ▁a ▁week , ▁three ▁hours ▁a ▁day . ▁He ▁was ▁getting ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee ▁to ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁train ▁full - time . ▁In ▁Sydney , ▁he ▁repeated ▁his ▁performance ▁from ▁Atlanta , ▁winning