Abdulrahman Al-Naggar

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Youth Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAbdulrahman Mohsen Nagy•Al-Naggar
Used nameAbdulrahman•Al-Naggar
Original nameعبدالرحمن محسن ناجي•النجار
Born25 January 1998
Died15 April 2019 (aged 21 years 2 months 21 days) in Ad-Dawhah (Doha), Ad-Dawhah (QAT)
NOC Qatar

Biography

During his brief career Abdulrahman Al-Naggar became the highest-ranked table tennis player in Qatar. Naggar represented both the Al Sadd Club and the national under-21 team while also studying a degree in sport management at Qatar University. In 2014 he was selected to compete at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, where he played in the singles and mixed team events. Early in 2019 he was registered to play at the World Table Tennis Championships in Budapest but a few days before the competition he was involved in a car crash in Doha. Tragically, Naggar died after spending 10 days in intensive care. He was only 21-years-old.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Table Tennis QAT Abdulrahman Al-Naggar
Singles, Boys (YOG) =25
Team, Mixed Youth (YOG) Regina Kim =25

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