Egypt at the Olympics

Egypt was first at the Olympic Games in 1912.

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
  • 1912
  • 1920
  • 1924
  • 1928
  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 1984
  • 1988–2018
  • 2022
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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

History

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

References
  1. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-16.
  2. "Egyptian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-06-13.

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