Egypt at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Egypt at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg
IOC code EGY
NOC Egyptian Olympic Committee
Website www.egyptianolympic.org  (in Arabic and English)
in Antwerp, Belgium
14 August–12 September 1920
Competitors20 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Hamad Samy [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic (1960, 1964)

Egypt competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Athletics

Two athletes represented Egypt in 1920. It was the nation's debut in athletics. Neither of the two athletes were able to advance past the initial round in any of their events.

Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Abdel Ali Maghoub 5000 m N/AUnknown9did not finish
Ahmed Khairy 100 m Unknown4did not finish
200 m Unknown4did not finish
400 m Unknown4did not finish

Fencing

A single fencer represented Egypt in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Hassanein was eliminated in the quarterfinal round of each of his two events.

Ranks given are within the group.

FencerEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ahmed Hassanein Épée 5–32 Q4–67did not advance
Foil N/A1–34did not advance

Football

Football pictogram.svg

Egypt competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time. The team lost their first match, against Italy, before beating Yugoslavia in the consolation matches.

Team Roster
First round
Italy  Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg2–1Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg  Egypt
Baloncieri Soccerball shade.svg25'
Brezzi Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report Osman Soccerball shade.svg30'
Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Paul Putz (BEL)
Consolation match
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg4–2Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Yugoslavia
Abaza Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Allouba Soccerball shade.svg
Hegazi Soccerball shade.svg
Report Dubravčić Soccerball shade.svg
Ružić Soccerball shade.svg
Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rafael van Praag (ITA)
Final rank
6th

Gymnastics

Two gymnasts represented Egypt in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. The two Egyptian gymnasts finished in the last two places of the individual all-around.

Artistic gymnastics

GymnastEventFinal
ResultRank
Kabil Mahmoud All-around 63.3024
Ahmed Amin Tabouzada All-around 51.8525

Weightlifting

A single weightlifter represented Egypt in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Samy competed in the middleweight category, but did not finish the competition.

WeightlifterWeight classFinal
ResultRank
Ahmed Samy 75 kg did not finish

Wrestling

A single wrestler competed for Egypt in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Rahmy competed in the Greco-Roman lightweight and the freestyle middleweight, losing his only match in each competition.

Freestyle

WrestlerEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals / Bronze matchRank
Ahmed Rahmy Freestyle middle ByeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Derkinderen  (BEL) (L)did not advance9

Greco-Roman

WrestlerEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsRank
Silver quartersSilver semisSilver match
Bronze quartersBronze semisBronze match
Ahmed Rahmy Lightweight Flag of France.svg  Rohon  (FRA) (L)Did not advancedid not advance18
did not advance
did not advance

References

  1. "Flagbearers for Egypt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 18 December 2023.