Egypt at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Egypt competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 85 competitors, all men, took part in 53 events in 12 sports.[2]

Egypt at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeEGY
NOCEgyptian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.egyptianolympic.org (in Arabic and English)
in London
Competitors85 in 12 sports
Flag bearerMahmoud Hassan[1]
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

 United Arab Republic (1960, 1964)

Medalists

Gold
  • Ibrahim Shams — Weightlifting, Lightweight
  • Mahmoud Fayad - Weightlifting, Featherweight

Silver
  • Attia Hamouda — Weightlifting, Lightweight
  • Mahmoud Hassan — Wrestling, Greco-Roman Bantamweight

Bronze
  • Ibrahim Orabi — Wrestling, Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Nine fencers, all men, represented Egypt in 1948.

Men's foil
  • Osman Abdel Hafeez
  • Hassan Hosni Tawfik
  • Mahmoud Younes
Men's team foil
  • Osman Abdel Hafeez, Salah Dessouki, Mahmoud Younes, Mohamed Zulficar, Hassan Hosni Tawfik, Mahmoud Abdin
Men's épée
  • Mahmoud Younes
  • Jean Asfar
  • Mohamed Abdel Rahman
Men's team épée
  • Salah Dessouki, Jean Asfar, Mahmoud Younes, Mohamed Abdel Rahman, Osman Abdel Hafeez
Men's sabre
  • Salah Dessouki
  • Ahmed Abou-Shadi
  • Mohamed Zulficar
Men's team sabre
  • Salah Dessouki, Mohamed Zulficar, Mahmoud Younes, Ahmed Abou-Shadi

Football
Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Egypt had one male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.[3]

Men's single sculls
  • Mohamed El-Sayed

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Flagbearers for Egypt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. "Egypt at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Egypt Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.


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