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 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 joined the Olympic Games in 1912. Since then, Egyptian athletes have competed in most Summer Olympic events.

Egypt has sometimes chosen not to participate in the Olympics. In 1956, Egypt, along with Cambodia, Iraq, and Lebanon, boycotted the Games. This was to protest against the invasion of Egypt by Israel, the United Kingdom, and France during the Suez War. However, the horse riding events for the 1956 Games happened earlier in Stockholm, Sweden. Three Egyptian riders still competed there.

Egypt also left the 1976 Summer Olympics after three days. This was part of a larger African boycott. They protested against New Zealand's sports connections with apartheid South Africa. Apartheid was a system of racial segregation. In 1980, Egypt joined a boycott led by America. This was to protest the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.

Egypt has only participated once in the Winter Olympic Games. This was in 1984, with a single skier.

Egyptian athletes have won a total of 41 medals. Their best sport for winning medals is weightlifting.

The Egyptian Olympic Committee is the group that organizes Egypt's Olympic efforts. It was created in 1910.

Olympic Medals for Egypt

Egypt has won many medals over the years. Let's look at how they have done in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

Medals at Summer Olympic 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	164	1	1	1	3	52
2028 Los Angeles
Total		9	12	20	41	62

Medals at Winter Olympic 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	–

Egyptian Olympic Medalists

Here is a list of all the amazing athletes who have won medals for Egypt at the Olympic Games.

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
1 Gold	Elgendy, AhmedAhmed Elgendy	2024 Paris	Modern pentathlon	Men's
2 Silver	Sara Ahmed		Weightlifting	Women's 81 kg
3 Bronze	El-Sayed, MohamedMohamed El-Sayed		Fencing	Men's épée

Flagbearers for Egypt

The flagbearer is an athlete who carries their country's flag during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. It is a great honor!

Summer Olympics 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 Flagbearers

Winter Olympics

Games	Athlete	Sport
1984 Sarajevo	Jamil El Reedy	Alpine skiing

See also

• 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