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Egypt at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Egypt at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971).svg
IOC codeEGY
(RAU used at these Games)
NOCEgyptian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.egyptianolympic.org (in Arabic and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors30 in 7 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Egypt, as the United Arab Republic, competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 30 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 7 sports.[1]

Boxing

Diving

Fencing

Four fencers, all men, represented Egypt in 1968.

Men's foil
  • Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini
  • Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi
  • Moustafa Soheim
Men's team foil
  • Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini, Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi, Moustafa Soheim, Ahmed Zein El-Abidin
Men's épée
  • Ahmed Zein El-Abidin

Shooting

Two shooters represented Egypt in 1968.

Trap
  • Mohamed Mehrez
  • Badir Shoukri

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
    • Lost to Yugoslavia (2:13)
    • Lost to Italy (1:10)
    • Lost to Greece (6:7)
    • Lost to Japan (4:7)
    • Lost to Netherlands (3:6)
    • Lost to East Germany (2:19)
    • Tied with Mexico (3:3)
  • Classification Matches
    • 13th/15th place: Lost to Brazil (3:5) → Fifteenth place
  • Team Roster
    • Adel El-Moalem
    • Alaa El-Shafei
    • Ashraf Gamil
    • Galal Touny
    • Haroun Touny
    • Hossam El-Baroudi
    • Khaled El-Kashef
    • Mohamed El-Bassiouni
    • Sameh Soliman
    • Salah Shalaby
    • Sameh Soliman

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ^ "Egypt at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-29.

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