Egypt at the Olympics

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
  • 2024
Winter appearances
  • 1984
  • 1988–2022
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Egypt was first at the Olympic Games in 1912.

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
1 Gold El Sayed Nosseir 1928 Amsterdam Weightlifting Men's light heavyweight
1 Gold Ibrahim Moustafa 1928 Amsterdam Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
2 Silver Farid Simaika 1928 Amsterdam Diving Men's 10 m platform
3 Bronze Farid Simaika 1928 Amsterdam Diving Men's 3 m springboard
1 Gold Anwar Mesbah 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's lightweight
1 Gold Khadr El Touni 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's middleweight
2 Silver Saleh Soliman 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's featherweight
3 Bronze Ibrahim Shams 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's featherweight
3 Bronze Ibrahim Wasif 1936 Berlin Weightlifting Men's light heavyweight
1 Gold Mahmoud Fayad 1948 London Weightlifting Men's featherweight
1 Gold Ibrahim Shams 1948 London Weightlifting Men's lightweight
2 Silver Attia Hamouda 1948 London Weightlifting Men's lightweight
2 Silver Mahmoud Hassan Ali 1948 London Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
3 Bronze Ibrahim Orabi 1948 London Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
3 Bronze Abdel Al-Rashid 1952 Helsinki Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
2 Silver Osman Sayed 1960 Rome Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman flyweight
3 Bronze Abdel El Gindy 1960 Rome Boxing Men's flyweight
2 Silver Mohamed Ali Rashwan 1984 Los Angeles Judo Men's open
1 Gold Karam Gaber 2004 Athens Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman
2 Silver Mohamed Aly 2004 Athens Boxing Men's super heavyweight
3 Bronze Ahmed Ismail 2004 Athens Boxing Men's light heavyweight
3 Bronze Mohamed Elsayed 2004 Athens Boxing Men's heavyweight
3 Bronze Tamer Bayoumi 2004 Athens Taekwondo Men's 58 kg
3 Bronze Hesham Mesbah 2008 Beijing Judo Men's −90 kg
2 Silver Alaaeldin Abouelkassem 2012 London Fencing Men's foil
2 Silver Karam Gaber 2012 London Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg

References

  1. "National Olympic Committees" (PDF). Olympics.com. p. 2. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. "Egyptian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-06-13.

Other websites

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