Egypt at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | EGY (RAU used at these Games) |
NOC | Egyptian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Mexico City | |
Competitors | 30 in 7 sports |
Medals |
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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
- ^ "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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