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Egypt at the
Olympics
Flag of Egypt.svg
IOC code EGY
NOC Egyptian Olympic Committee
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Medals
Ranked 62nd
Gold Silver Bronze Total
9 12 20 41
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, which still had sporting links with apartheid South Africa. Egypt also participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in protest of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. Egypt's participation at the Winter Olympic Games was a single alpine skier in 1984.

Egyptian athletes have won a total of 41 medals, with weightlifting as its top sport.

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

Medal tables

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
11 Gold Nosseir, El SayedEl Sayed Nosseir Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's light heavyweight
11 Gold Moustafa, IbrahimIbrahim Moustafa Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
22 Silver rowspan="2" | Simaika, FaridFarid Simaika Diving pictogram.svg Diving Men's 10 m platform
33 Bronze Diving pictogram.svg Diving Men's 3 m springboard
11 Gold Mesbah, AnwarAnwar Mesbah Germany 1936 Berlin Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's lightweight
11 Gold El Touni, KhadrKhadr El Touni Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's middleweight
22 Silver Soliman, SalehSaleh Soliman Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's featherweight
33 Bronze Shams, IbrahimIbrahim Shams Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's featherweight
33 Bronze Wasif, IbrahimIbrahim Wasif Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's light heavyweight
11 Gold Fayad, MahmoudMahmoud Fayad United Kingdom 1948 London Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's featherweight
11 Gold Shams, IbrahimIbrahim Shams Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's lightweight
22 Silver Hamouda, AttiaAttia Hamouda Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's lightweight
22 Silver Hassan, MahmoudMahmoud Hassan Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
33 Bronze Orabi, IbrahimIbrahim Orabi Wrestling pictogram.svgWrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
33 Bronze Rashed, Abdel AaalAbdel Aaal Rashed Finland 1952 Helsinki Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
22 Silver Sayed, OsmanOsman Sayed Italy 1960 Rome Wrestling pictogram.svgWrestling Men's Greco-Roman flyweight
33 Bronze El-Guindi, Abdel MoneimAbdel Moneim El-Guindi Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's flyweight
22 Silver Rashwan, Mohamed AliMohamed Ali Rashwan United States 1984 Los Angeles Judo pictogram.svgJudo Men's open
11 Gold Gaber, KaramKaram Gaber Greece 2004 Athens Wrestling pictogram.svgWrestling Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg
22 Silver Aly, MohamedMohamed Aly Boxing pictogram.svgBoxing Men's super heavyweight
33 Bronze Ismail, AhmedAhmed Ismail Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light heavyweight
33 Bronze Elsayed, MohamedMohamed Elsayed Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's heavyweight
33 Bronze Bayoumi, TamerTamer Bayoumi Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Men's 58 kg
33 Bronze Mesbah, HeshamHesham Mesbah China 2008 Beijing Judo pictogram.svg Judo Men's −90 kg
33 Bronze Abdelrahman, AbeerAbeer Abdelrahman Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 69 kg
22 Silver Abouelkassem, AlaaeldinAlaaeldin Abouelkassem United Kingdom 2012 London Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing Men's foil
22 Silver Abdelrahman, AbeerAbeer Abdelrahman Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 75 kg
22 Silver Gaber, KaramKaram Gaber Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg
33 Bronze Yehia, TarekTarek Yehia Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's 85 kg
33 Bronze Ihab, MohamedMohamed Ihab Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's 77 kg
33 Bronze Sara Ahmed Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 69 kg
33 Bronze Malak, HedayaHedaya Malak Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Women's 57 kg
11 Gold Abdelaziz, FeryalFeryal Abdelaziz Japan 2020 Tokyo Karate pictogram.svg Karate Women's +61 kg
22 Silver Elgendy, AhmedAhmed Elgendy Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg Modern pentathlon Men's
33 Bronze Malak, HedayaHedaya Malak Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Women's 67 kg
33 Bronze Eissa, SeifSeif Eissa Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Men's 80 kg
33 Bronze Ibrahim El-Sayed, MohamedMohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg
33 Bronze Farouk, GianaGiana Farouk Karate pictogram.svg Karate Women's −61 kg
11 Gold Elgendy, AhmedAhmed Elgendy France 2024 Paris Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg Modern pentathlon Men's
22 Silver Sara Ahmed Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 81 kg
33 Bronze El-Sayed, MohamedMohamed El-Sayed Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing Men's épée

Flagbearers

See also

Kids robot.svg 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
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