This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Egypt men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Egypt men's national water polo team has participated in 6 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]

Abbreviations

Apps Appearances Rk Rank Ref Reference Cap No. Water polo cap number
Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame
L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed Oly debut Olympic debut in water polo
(C) Captain p. page pp. pages

Team statistics

Comprehensive results by tournament

Notes:

  • Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
  • At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.
  • Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Legend
  •  1  – Champions
  •  2  – Runners-up
  •  3  – Third place
  •  4  – Fourth place
  •  —  – The nation did not participate in the Games
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Men's team[1] 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years
 Egypt ————710—131215—126
Total teams 74612131451618211016131516121212121212121212121212

Number of appearances

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's team[1]AppsRecord
streak		Active
streak		DebutMost
recent		Best finishConfederation
 Egypt63019482004Seventh placeAfrica – CANA

Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's team[1]Best finishAppsConfederation
 EgyptSeventh place (1948)6Africa – CANA

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's team[1]TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
 Egypt0——

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Egypt (EGY)0000

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 2
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Male athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last		ISHOF
member		NoteRef
12345
3Abdel Aziz Khalifa1925FP19481952196022–23/34–35[2]
Dorri El-Said1927FP19481952196021/33[3]

Top goalscorers

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Goalkeepers

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member		NoteRef
1948Ahmed Fouad Nessim192423Starting goalkeeper[4]
(Unknown)
1952Ahmed Fouad Nessim (2)192427Flag bearer for Egypt
Starting goalkeeper		[4]
(Unknown)
1960Mohamed Azmi192138–39[5]
Gamal El-Nazer193030[6]
1964Mohamed Khalil193925[7]
(Unknown)
19681Mohamed Abid Soliman194523[8]
13(Unknown)
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member		NoteRef
20041Amr Mohamed1974304113530.4%The only goalkeeper in the squad[9]

Source:

Top sprinters

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.

* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 0

  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 1
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
Male players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics (statistics since 2000)
RkSprinterBirthTotal
sprints
won		Total
sprints
contested		Eff %Water polo tournaments
(sprints won / contested)		Age of
first/last		ISHOF
member		NoteRef
12345
1Bassel Mashhour198251145.5%2004
(5/11)		21/21[10]

Source:

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies

Flag bearers

Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, one male water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Egypt.

Legend
  •  2008 O  – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
  •  2012 C  – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Flag bearer‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team
Water polo people who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games
#YearCountryFlag bearerBirthAgeHeightTeamPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)		MedalsRef
12345GSBT
11952 O EgyptAhmed Fouad Nessim192427 EgyptGK194819524 years
(23/27)		0000[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Abdel Aziz Khalifa". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dorri El-Said". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ahmed Fouad Nessim". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mohamed Azmi". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Gamal El-Nazer". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Mohamed Khalil". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Mohamed Abid Soliman". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Amr Mohamed". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bassel Mashhour". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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