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[ 0 => '{{MedalTableTop}}', 1 => '{{MedalCountry | {{EGY}} }}', 2 => '{{MedalSport |Men's [[Judo]]}}', 3 => '{{MedalCompetition | [[World Judo Championships|World Championships]]}}', 4 => '{{MedalBronze| [[2010 World Judo Championships|2010 Tokyo]] |+100 kg}}', 5 => '{{MedalCompetition|[[Mediterranean Games]]}}', 6 => '{{MedalBronze|[[2005 Mediterranean Games|2005 Almeria]]|[[Judo at the 2005 Mediterranean Games|+100 kg]]}}', 7 => '{{MedalBronze|[[2009 Mediterranean Games|2009 Pescara]]|[[Judo at the 2009 Mediterranean Games|+100 kg]]}}', 8 => '{{MedalBottom}}', 9 => ''''Islam El Shehaby''' ({{Lang-ar|إسلام الشهابي}} ''ʾIslām ash-Shahābī''; born 1 August 1982) is an Egyptian former [[judo]]ka. ', 10 => false, 11 => 'He competed at the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008]], [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]], and [[2016 Summer Olympics]]. El Shehaby was a nine-time African Champion (2002-13), and was the world bronze medalist in 2010 in Tokyo. El Shehaby won 18 World Cup medals, and achieved victories in Abu Dhabi, Dusseldorf, Cairo, Moscow, Qingdao and Baku. In 2016 he won silver at the Grand Prix in [[Düsseldorf]].{{fact|date=August 2016}}', 12 => false, 13 => 'He retired in 2016, following his loss to, and controversy regarding his refusal to shake the hand of, Israeli judoka [[Or Sasson]] who defeated him at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympics/rio-2016/teddy-riner-wins-rio-judo-gold--but-israeli-judoka-all-class-in-wake-of-egypt-handshake-snub-20160813-gqrpd4.html|title=Teddy Riner wins Rio judo gold - but Israeli judoka all class in wake of Egypt handshake snub|last=Webster|first=Andrew|date=2016-08-13|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref>', 14 => false, 15 => '==Personal life==', 16 => 'Islam El Shehaby was born in Cairo, Egypt and is a conservative [[Salafi]] Muslim.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/08/12/egypt-judo-handshake-israel_n_11479924.html|title=Egyptian Judo Athlete Refuses Israeli's Handshake|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/olympics/judo/story/_/id/17287176/islam-el-shehaby-egypt-refuses-shake-sasson-hand-judo-match-rio-olympics|title=Egyptian judoka refuses handshake with Israeli|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref><ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/islam-el-shehaby-1.html]</ref> He is 1.95 m /6' 5" tall and weighs 105 kg / 231 lbs.<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/islam-el-shehaby-1.html]</ref>', 17 => false, 18 => '==Controversy==', 19 => false, 20 => 'El Shehaby competed at the [[2016 Olympics]] in [[Rio De Janeiro]], where he was thrown twice by and lost to Israeli [[Or Sasson]], who later won a [[bronze medal]] in the competition.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rio-olympics-2016-egypt-judo-fighter-islam-el-shehaby-refuses-to-shake-hands-israeli-or-sasson/"</ref> After the match, El Shehaby refused to bow or shake hands with his opponent. As a result of his major breach of judo etiquette, the Egyptian was loudly booed and jeered by the near-capacity crowd.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rio-olympics-2016-egypt-judo-fighter-islam-el-shehaby-refuses-to-shake-hands-israeli-or-sasson/|title=Egyptian judo fighter refuses to shake Israeli opponent's hand|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/08/12/egypt-judo-handshake-israel_n_11479924.html|title=Egyptian Judo Athlete Refuses Israeli's Handshake|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref> ', 21 => false, 22 => 'After his defeat, El Shehaby lay flat on his back for a moment before standing to take his place before Sasson, in front of the referee. When Sasson extended his hand to the Egyptian, El Shehaby backed away, shaking his head and shunning Sasson.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The referee then called El Shehaby back to the mat and demanded that he bow, at which point El Shehaby gave a quick nod of his head.<ref name=":2" />', 23 => false, 24 => 'El Shehaby's conduct was widely condemned as unsportsmanlike.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2657386-islam-el-shehaby-refuses-handshake-after-1st-round-judo-loss-to-or-sasson|title=Islam El Shehaby Refuses Handshake After 1st-Round Judo Loss|last=Chiari|first=Mike|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref> American coach [[Jimmy Pedro]] said "That is extremely rare in judo. It is especially disrespectful considering it was a clean throw and a fair match. It was completely dishonourable and totally unsportsmanlike on the part of the Egyptian."<ref name=":1" /> [[BBC]] judo commentator Mark Doran said. “That is not what the Olympics are about.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2016/08/12/defeated-egyptian-judoka-refuses-to-shake-israeli-opponents-hand/|title=Defeated Egyptian judoka refuses to shake Israeli opponent's hand|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref>', 25 => false, 26 => 'El Shehaby's refusal to shake hands had precedent, in actions by another member of Egypt's team. Egyptian judoka [[Ramadan Darwish]] had refused to shake hands with his Israeli opponent [[Arik Zeevi]], another Israeli Olympic bronze medalist, in both the 2011 Judo Grand Slam and the 2012 Judo Grand Prix.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />', 27 => false, 28 => 'Prior to competing, El Shehaby had been urged to forfeit the match by Egyptian [[Islamist]]s and nationalists, as Iranian [[Javad Mahjoub]] had done years earlier in forfeiting a match against Or Sasson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2016/08/11/fans-pressure-egyptian-judoka-not-to-shame-islam-by-contending-against-israeli-at-rio-olympics/|title=Fans Pressure Egyptian Judoka Not to ‘Shame Islam’ by Contending Against Israeli at Rio Olympics|website=Algemeiner.com|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref> The [[Egyptian Olympic Committee]], which had asked El Shehaby to compete against Sasson as scheduled, stated that El Shehaby's actions after the match were his personal decision.<ref>[http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/egyptian-judoka-refuses-shake-israeli-opponents-hand]</ref> ', 29 => false, 30 => 'Both the [[International Olympic Committee]] and the [[International Judo Federation]] stated that they would review the incident, to see if action should be taken.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-judoka-quits-sport-after-refusing-to-shake-israel-rivals-hand/|title=Egyptian judoka quits sport after refusing to shake Israel rival’s hand|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/ioc-to-probe-egyptian-judokas-refusal-to-shake-israelis-hand/|title=IOC to probe Egyptian judoka’s refusal to shake Israeli’s hand|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref> It is unclear what potential punishment El Shehaby or Egyptian judo as a whole could face, but his hopes of medaling were dashed regardless due to Sasson's decisive performance in the quarterfinals.<ref name=":4" /> Following his defeat and the related controversy, El Shehaby announced he was retiring from judo.<ref name=":0" />', 31 => false, 32 => '==Achievements==', 33 => '{| class=wikitable', 34 => '|- bgcolor="cccccc"', 35 => '!Year !!Tournament !!Place !!Weight class', 36 => '|-', 37 => '|rowspan=1| 2016 ||rowspan=1| [[2016 Summer Olympics]]', 38 => '|bgcolor="FAIL" align="center" | ||Heavyweight (+100&nbsp;kg)', 39 => '|-', 40 => '|rowspan=2| 2008 ||rowspan=2| [[2008 African Judo Championships|African Judo Championships]]', 41 => '|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd ||Heavyweight (+100&nbsp;kg)', 42 => '|-', 43 => '|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st ||Open class', 44 => '|-', 45 => '|rowspan=2| 2006 ||rowspan=2| [[2006 African Judo Championships|African Judo Championships]]', 46 => '|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd ||Heavyweight (+100&nbsp;kg)', 47 => '|-', 48 => '|align="center" | 5th ||Open class', 49 => '|-', 50 => '|rowspan=3| 2005 ||rowspan=2| [[2005 African Judo Championships|African Judo Championships]]', 51 => '|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd ||Heavyweight (+100&nbsp;kg)', 52 => '|-', 53 => '|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd ||Open class', 54 => '|-', 55 => '| |[[Judo at the 2005 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]', 56 => '|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd ||Heavyweight (+100&nbsp;kg)', 57 => '|-', 58 => '|rowspan=2| 2004 ||rowspan=2| [[2004 African Judo Championships|African Judo Championships]]', 59 => '|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd ||Heavyweight (+100&nbsp;kg)', 60 => '|-', 61 => '|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st ||Open class', 62 => '|-', 63 => '|2002 ||[[2002 African Judo Championships|African Judo Championships]]', 64 => '|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st ||Heavyweight (+100&nbsp;kg)', 65 => '|-', 66 => '|rowspan=2| 2001 ||rowspan=2| [[2001 African Judo Championships|African Judo Championships]]', 67 => '|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd ||Heavyweight (+100&nbsp;kg)', 68 => '|-', 69 => '|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd ||Open class', 70 => '|}', 71 => false, 72 => '== External links ==', 73 => '* [http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/10442/Islam_El_Shehaby Judoka profile]', 74 => false, 75 => '==References==', 76 => '{{Reflist|30em}}', 77 => '{{DEFAULTSORT:Shehaby, Islam El}}', 78 => '[[Category:1982 births]]', 79 => '[[Category:Living people]]', 80 => '[[Category:Egyptian judoka]]', 81 => '[[Category:Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]', 82 => '[[Category:Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]', 83 => '[[Category:Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]', 84 => '[[Category:Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]', 85 => '[[Category:Olympic judoka of Egypt]]', 86 => '[[Category:Male judoka]]' ]