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Egypt at the Olympic Games

Flag of Egypt
IOC code  EGY
NOC Egyptian Olympic Committee
external link (English)
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

Winter Games
1984

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. Along with Iraq and Lebanon, Egypt boycotted the 1956 Games in protest of the tripartite Israeli, British, and French invasion of Egypt in the Suez War. 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 24 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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Medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
11 Gold Nosseir, El SayedEl Sayed Nosseir 1928 Amsterdam Weightlifting Men's light heavyweight
11 Gold Moustafa, IbrahimIbrahim Moustafa 1928 Amsterdam Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
2Silver medal icon.svg Silver Simaika, FaridFarid Simaika 1928 Amsterdam Diving Men's 10 m platform
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Simaika, FaridFarid Simaika 1928 Amsterdam Diving Men's 3 m springboard
11 Gold Mesbah, AnwarAnwar Mesbah 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's lightweight
11 Gold El Touni, KhadrKhadr El Touni 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's middleweight
2Silver medal icon.svg Silver Soliman, SalehSaleh Soliman 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's featherweight
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Shams, IbrahimIbrahim Shams 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's featherweight
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Wasif, IbrahimIbrahim Wasif 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's light heavyweight
11 Gold Fayad, MahmoudMahmoud Fayad 1948 London Weightlifting Men's featherweight
11 Gold Shams, IbrahimIbrahim Shams 1948 London Weightlifting Men's lightweight
2Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hamouda, AttiaAttia Hamouda 1948 London Weightlifting Men's lightweight
2Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hassan Ali, MahmoudMahmoud Hassan Ali 1948 London Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Orabi, IbrahimIbrahim Orabi 1948 London Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Rashed, AbdelAbdel Rashed 1952 Helsinki Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
2Silver medal icon.svg Silver Sayed, OsmanOsman Sayed 1960 Rome Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman flyweight
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze El Gindy, AbdelAbdel El Gindy 1960 Rome Boxing Men's flyweight
2Silver medal icon.svg Silver Rashwan, Mohamed AliMohamed Ali Rashwan 1984 Los Angeles Judo Men's open
11 Gold Gaber, KaramKaram Gaber 2004 Athens Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg
2Silver medal icon.svg Silver Aly, MohamedMohamed Aly 2004 Athens Boxing Men's super heavyweight
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ismail, AhmedAhmed Ismail 2004 Athens Boxing Men's light heavyweight
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Elsayed, MohamedMohamed Elsayed 2004 Athens Boxing Men's heavyweight
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bayoumi, TamerTamer Bayoumi 2004 Athens Taekwondo Men's 58 kg
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mesbah, HeshamHesham Mesbah 2008 Beijing Judo Men's −90 kg

Medal tables

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
2008 Beijing - - 1 1
Total 7 7 10 24

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 1 2
Taekwondo 0 0 1 1
Total 7 7 10 24

Best results

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1928 Amsterdam 2 1 1 4
1936 Berlin 2 1 2 5
1948 London 2 2 1 5
1952 Helsinki 0 0 1 1
1960 Rome 0 1 1 2
1984 Los Angeles 0 1 0 1
1988 Seoul 0 1 0 1
2004 Athens 1 1 3 5
2008 Beijing 0 0 1 1
Total 7 7 10 24

See also

References








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