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Egypt at the Olympics

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Egypt at the
Olympics
IOC codeEGY
NOCEgyptian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.egyptianolympic.org (in Arabic and English)
Medals
Gold
7
Silver
10
Bronze
15
Total
32
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Egypt was first at the Olympic Games in 1912.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Egypt is EGY.[1]

History

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Egypt has sent athletes to most of the Summer Olympic Games since then. Egypt did was not at the 1976 Summer Olympics because of the African boycott. Egypt was at the Winter Olympic Games with a single alpine skier in 1984.

Egyptian athletes have won a total of 24 medals.

The National Olympic Committee for Egypt was formed in 1910.[2]

Medalists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
1 Gold El Sayed NosseirNetherlands 1928 AmsterdamWeightliftingMen's light heavyweight
1 Gold Ibrahim MoustafaNetherlands 1928 AmsterdamWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
2 Silver Farid SimaikaNetherlands 1928 AmsterdamDivingMen's 10 m platform
3 BronzeFarid SimaikaNetherlands 1928 AmsterdamDivingMen's 3 m springboard
1 Gold Anwar MesbahGermany 1936 BerlinWeightliftingMen's lightweight
1 Gold Khadr El TouniGermany 1936 BerlinWeightliftingMen's middleweight
2 Silver Saleh SolimanGermany 1936 BerlinWeightliftingMen's featherweight
3 BronzeIbrahim ShamsGermany 1936 BerlinWeightliftingMen's featherweight
3 BronzeIbrahim WasifGermany 1936 BerlinWeightliftingMen's light heavyweight
1 Gold Mahmoud FayadUnited Kingdom 1948 LondonWeightliftingMen's featherweight
1 Gold Ibrahim ShamsUnited Kingdom 1948 LondonWeightliftingMen's lightweight
2 Silver Attia HamoudaUnited Kingdom 1948 LondonWeightliftingMen's lightweight
2 Silver Mahmoud Hassan AliUnited Kingdom 1948 LondonWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman bantamweight
3 BronzeIbrahim OrabiUnited Kingdom 1948 LondonWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
3 BronzeAbdel Al-RashidFinland 1952 HelsinkiWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman featherweight
2 Silver Osman SayedItaly 1960 RomeWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman flyweight
3 BronzeAbdel El GindyItaly 1960 RomeBoxingMen's flyweight
2 Silver Mohamed Ali RashwanUnited States 1984 Los AngelesJudoMen's open
1 Gold Karam GaberGreece 2004 AthensWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman
2 Silver Mohamed AlyGreece 2004 AthensBoxingMen's super heavyweight
3 BronzeAhmed IsmailGreece 2004 AthensBoxingMen's light heavyweight
3 BronzeMohamed ElsayedGreece 2004 AthensBoxingMen's heavyweight
3 BronzeTamer BayoumiGreece 2004 AthensTaekwondoMen's 58 kg
3 BronzeHesham MesbahChina 2008 BeijingJudoMen's −90 kg
2 Silver Alaaeldin AbouelkassemUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonFencingMen's foil
2 Silver Karam GaberUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 84 kg
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References

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  1. ↑ "National Olympic Committees" (PDF). Olympics.com. p. 2. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Egyptian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-06-13.

Other websites

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