Egypt at the Olympics
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| Egypt at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Olympic history | ||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||
| 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960* • 1964* • 1968* • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
*As the United Arab Republic |
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Egypt first participated at the Olympic Games in 1912, and has sent athletes to compete in most editions of the Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation boycotted the 1956 Games in protest of the British and French involvement in the Suez Crisis. However, the equestrian events for the 1956 Games were held in Stockholm, Sweden five months earlier (because of Australian quarantine regulations), and three Egyptian riders competed there. Egypt withdrew from the 1976 Summer Olympics after three days of competition to join the broad African boycott in response to the participation of New Zealand, who still had sporting links with apartheid South Africa. Egypt also participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Egypt's lone participation at the Winter Olympic Games was a single alpine skier in 1984.
Egyptian athletes have won a total of 23 medals, with weightlifting as the top medal-producing sport.
The National Olympic Committee for Egypt is the Egyptian Olympic Committee, and was created in 1910.
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[edit] Medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
El Sayed Nosseir | 1928 Amsterdam | Weightlifting | Men's light heavyweight |
| Gold |
Ibrahim Moustafa | 1928 Amsterdam | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight |
 Silver |
Farid Simaika | 1928 Amsterdam | Diving | Men's 10 m platform |
 Bronze |
Farid Simaika | 1928 Amsterdam | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard |
| Gold |
Anwar Mesbah | 1936 Berlin | Weightlifting | Men's lightweight |
| Gold |
Khadr El Touni | 1936 Berlin | Weightlifting | Men's middleweight |
| Silver |
Saleh Soliman | 1936 Berlin | Weightlifting | Men's featherweight |
| Bronze |
Ibrahim Shams | 1936 Berlin | Weightlifting | Men's featherweight |
| Bronze |
Ibrahim Wasif | 1936 Berlin | Weightlifting | Men's light heavyweight |
| Gold |
Mahmoud Fayad | 1948 London | Weightlifting | Men's featherweight |
| Gold |
Ibrahim Shams | 1948 London | Weightlifting | Men's lightweight |
| Silver |
Attia Hamouda | 1948 London | Weightlifting | Men's lightweight |
| Silver |
Mahmoud Hassan Ali | 1948 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight |
| Bronze |
Ibrahim Orabi | 1948 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight |
| Bronze |
Abdel Rashed | 1952 Helsinki | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight |
| Silver |
Osman Sayed | 1960 Rome | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman flyweight |
| Bronze |
Abdel El Gindy | 1960 Rome | Boxing | Men's flyweight |
| Silver |
Mohamed Ali Rashwan | 1984 Los Angeles | Judo | Men's open |
| Gold |
Karam Ibrahim | 2004 Athens | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg |
| Silver |
Mohamed Aly | 2004 Athens | Boxing | Men's super heavyweight |
| Bronze |
Ahmed Ismail | 2004 Athens | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight |
| Bronze |
Mohamed Elsayed | 2004 Athens | Boxing | Men's heavyweight |
| Bronze |
Tamer Bayoumi | 2004 Athens | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg |
[edit] Medal tables
- See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count
[edit] Medals by Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Stockholm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 Antwerp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 Paris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | did not participate | |||
| 1936 Berlin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1948 London | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 Melbourne | did not participate | |||
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 Moscow | did not participate | |||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
[edit] Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weightlifting | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
- Egyptian Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
