Egypt at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Egypt at the Olympic Games
Flag of the United Arab Republic IOC code  EGY NOC Egyptian Olympic Committee Website www.egyptianolympic.org (Arabic) (English)
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors	30 in 7 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960* 1964* 1968* 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 * As the United Arab Republic
Winter Games
1984 1988–2014
Intercalated Games
1906

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
  • Mohamed Soliman
  • Salah Shalaby
  • Sameh Soliman

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Egypt at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-29.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports