Egypt at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Egypt at the Olympics
IOC code	EGY
NOC	Egyptian Olympic Committee
Website
Medals Ranked 61st	Gold Silver Bronze Total 8 11 19 38
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
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Egypt first participated at the Olympic Games in 1912, and has sent athletes to compete in most editions of the Summer Olympic since then. Along with Cambodia, Iraq and Lebanon, Egypt boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in protest of the tripartite Israeli, British, and French invasion of Egypt in the Suez War. However, the equestrian events for the 1956 Games were held in Stockholm, Sweden five months earlier (because of Australian quarantine regulations), and three Egyptian riders competed there. Egypt withdrew from the 1976 Summer Olympics after three days of competition to join the broad African boycott in response to the participation of New Zealand, who still had sporting links with apartheid South Africa. Egypt also participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Egypt's lone participation at the Winter Olympic Games was a single alpine skier in 1984.

Egyptian athletes have won a total of 38 medals, with weightlifting as the top medal-producing sport.

The National Olympic Committee for Egypt is the Egyptian Olympic Committee, and was created in 1910.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1912 Stockholm 1 0 0 0 0 – 1920 Antwerp 22 0 0 0 0 – 1924 Paris 33 0 0 0 0 – 1928 Amsterdam 32 2 1 1 4 17 1932 Los Angeles did not participate 1936 Berlin 54 2 1 2 5 15 1948 London 85 2 2 1 5 16 1952 Helsinki 106 0 0 1 1 40 1956 Melbourne 3 0 0 0 0 – 1960 Rome 74 0 1 1 2 30 1964 Tokyo 73 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Mexico City 30 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Munich 23 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Montreal 29 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Moscow did not participate 1984 Los Angeles 114 0 1 0 1 33 1988 Seoul 49 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Barcelona 75 0 0 0 0 – 1996 Atlanta 29 0 0 0 0 – 2000 Sydney 89 0 0 0 0 – 2004 Athens 97 1 1 3 5 46 2008 Beijing 103 0 0 2 2 80 2012 London 113 0 3 1 4 56 2016 Rio de Janeiro 119 0 0 3 3 66 2020 Tokyo 132 1 1 4 6 54 2024 Paris Future event 2028 Los Angeles Total 8 11 19 38 60

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1984 Sarajevo 1 0 0 0 0 – 1988 Calgary did not participate 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milan/Cortina Future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Nosseir, El SayedEl Sayed Nosseir	1928 Amsterdam	Weightlifting	Men's light heavyweight
1 Gold	Moustafa, IbrahimIbrahim Moustafa		Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
2 Silver	rowspan="2" | Simaika, FaridFarid Simaika		Diving	Men's 10 m platform
3 Bronze	Diving		Men's 3 m springboard
1 Gold	Mesbah, AnwarAnwar Mesbah	1936 Berlin	Weightlifting	Men's lightweight
1 Gold	El Touni, KhadrKhadr El Touni		Weightlifting	Men's middleweight
2 Silver	Soliman, SalehSaleh Soliman		Weightlifting	Men's featherweight
3 Bronze	Shams, IbrahimIbrahim Shams		Weightlifting	Men's featherweight
3 Bronze	Wasif, IbrahimIbrahim Wasif		Weightlifting	Men's light heavyweight
1 Gold	Fayad, MahmoudMahmoud Fayad	1948 London	Weightlifting	Men's featherweight
1 Gold	Shams, IbrahimIbrahim Shams		Weightlifting	Men's lightweight
2 Silver	Hamouda, AttiaAttia Hamouda		Weightlifting	Men's lightweight
2 Silver	Hassan, MahmoudMahmoud Hassan		Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
3 Bronze	Orabi, IbrahimIbrahim Orabi		Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
3 Bronze	Rashed, Abdel AaalAbdel Aaal Rashed	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
2 Silver	Sayed, OsmanOsman Sayed	1960 Rome	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman flyweight
3 Bronze	El-Guindi, Abdel MoneimAbdel Moneim El-Guindi		Boxing	Men's flyweight
2 Silver	Rashwan, Mohamed AliMohamed Ali Rashwan	1984 Los Angeles	Judo	Men's open
1 Gold	Gaber, KaramKaram Gaber	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg
2 Silver	Aly, MohamedMohamed Aly		Boxing	Men's super heavyweight
3 Bronze	Ismail, AhmedAhmed Ismail		Boxing	Men's light heavyweight
3 Bronze	Elsayed, MohamedMohamed Elsayed		Boxing	Men's heavyweight
3 Bronze	Bayoumi, TamerTamer Bayoumi		Taekwondo	Men's 58 kg
3 Bronze	Mesbah, HeshamHesham Mesbah	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's −90 kg
3 Bronze	Abdelrahman, AbeerAbeer Abdelrahman		Weightlifting	Women's 69 kg
2 Silver	Abouelkassem, AlaaeldinAlaaeldin Abouelkassem	2012 London	Fencing	Men's foil
2 Silver	Abdelrahman, AbeerAbeer Abdelrahman		Weightlifting	Women's 75 kg
2 Silver	Gaber, KaramKaram Gaber		Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg
3 Bronze	Yehia, TarekTarek Yehia		Weightlifting	Men's 85 kg
3 Bronze	Ihab, MohamedMohamed Ihab	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Men's 77 kg
3 Bronze	Sara Ahmed		Weightlifting	Women's 69 kg
3 Bronze	Malak, HedayaHedaya Malak		Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
1 Gold	Abdelaziz, FeryalFeryal Abdelaziz	2020 Tokyo	Karate	Women's +61 kg
2 Silver	Elgendy, AhmedAhmed Elgendy		Modern pentathlon	Men's
3 Bronze	Malak, HedayaHedaya Malak		Taekwondo	Women's 67 kg
3 Bronze	Eissa, SeifSeif Eissa		Taekwondo	Men's 80 kg
3 Bronze	Ibrahim El-Sayed, MohamedMohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed		Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg
3 Bronze	Farouk, GianaGiana Farouk		Karate	Women's −61 kg

Flagbearers

Summer Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1912 Stockholm Ahmed Hassanein Fencing 1920 Antwerp 1924 Paris 1928 Amsterdam 1932 Los Angeles did not participate 1936 Berlin Fathallah Abdel Rahman Fencing 1948 London 1952 Helsinki 1956 Melbourne 1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo 1968 Mexico City 1972 Munich Kamal Kamel Muhammed Basketball 1976 Montreal 1980 Moscow did not participate 1984 Los Angeles Mohamed Sayed Soliman Basketball 1988 Seoul Mohamed Khorshed Shooting 1992 Barcelona Mohamed Khorshed Shooting 1996 Atlanta Hosam Abdallah Handball 2000 Sydney Yahia Rashwan Taekwondo 2004 Athens Ali Ibrahim Rowing 2008 Beijing Karam Gaber Wrestling 2012 London Hesham Mesbah Judo 2016 Rio de Janeiro Ahmed El-Ahmar Handball 2020 Tokyo Hedaya Malak Alaaeldin Abouelkassem Taekwondo Fencing

Winter Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1984 Sarajevo Jamil El Reedy Alpine skiing

See also

In Spanish: Egipto en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Egypt at the Olympics
• List of Olympic women for Egypt
• Category:Olympic competitors for Egypt
• Egypt at the Paralympics
• Egypt at the Mediterranean Games
• Egypt at the African Games
• Sports in Egypt