Mohsen Mohamed Anani

Mohsen Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen Anani Yousef Mustafa (Arabic: محسن محمد عبد المحسن عناني يوسف مصطفى; born 21 May 1985) is an Egyptian hammer thrower. He was born in Tunis, Tunisia. He transferred his eligibility to his native Tunisia in 2017.

He started as a shot putter, following that El Anany was recruited by former African shot put champion Nagui Asaad,^[1] who was setting up a throwing school that also included discus thrower Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly and shot putter Yasser Fathy Ibrahim Farag.^[2]

His personal best throw is 77.36 metres, achieved on March 29, 2010, in Al Qâhira. This is the current national record.^[3]

Anani was a 2006 All-American for the Virginia Tech Hokies track and field team, finishing 4th in the weight throw for distance at the 2006 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. He also finished 4th in the hammer throw at that year's outdoor championships.^[4][5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Egypt
2001	African Junior Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	2nd	Hammer throw	57.11 m
	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	19th (q)	Hammer throw (5 kg)	65.38 m
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	—	Hammer (6 kg)	NM
2003	African Junior Championships	Garoua, Cameroon	1st	Hammer throw (6 kg)	68.41 m
	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	5th	Hammer throw	67.24 m
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	2nd	Hammer throw (6 kg)	72.98 m
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	4th	Hammer throw	69.50 m
	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	8th	Hammer throw	69.83 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	21st (q)	Hammer throw	71.78 m
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	3rd	Hammer throw	69.22 m
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	2nd	Hammer throw	72.00 m
	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	4th	Hammer throw	72.66 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	19th (q)	Hammer throw	72.93 m
	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt	1st	Hammer throw	74.22 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	— (q)	Hammer throw	NM
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	10th	Hammer throw	69.91 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	20th (q)	Hammer throw	72.68 m
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Beirut, Lebanon	1st	Hammer throw	71.30 m
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	1st	Hammer throw	74.72 m
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	2nd	Hammer throw	74.31 m
Representing  Tunisia
2023	Arab Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	3rd	Hammer throw	67.48 m
	Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	3rd	Hammer throw	67.69 m
2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	2nd	Hammer throw	67.71 m
	African Championships	Douala, Cameroon	4th	Hammer throw	69.20 m
2025	Arab Championships	Oran, Algeria	4th	Hammer throw	67.98 m