| Egypt at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | EGY |
| NOC | Egyptian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 85 in 12 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mahmoud Hassan [1] |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games ––––  United Arab Republic (1960, 1964) | |
Egypt competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 85 competitors, all men, took part in 53 events in 12 sports. [2]
Nine fencers, all men, represented Egypt in 1948.
Egypt had one male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948. [3]
Soad Muhammad Kamal Hosny was an Egyptian actress born in Cairo. She was known as the "Cinderella of Egyptian cinema" and one of the most influential actresses in the Middle East and the Arab world. She rose to stardom at the end of the 1950s, performing in more than 83 films between 1959 and 1991 with nine films in the greatest 100 films in the history of Egyptian cinema. A majority of her films were shot in the 1960s and 1970s. Her final screen appearance was in the 1991 film The Shepherd and the Women directed by her ex-husband Ali Badrakhan.
Egypt competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 89 competitors, 74 men and 15 women, took part in 64 events in 20 sports.
Egypt competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 53 competitors, all men, took part in 30 events in 10 sports.
Egypt competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 106 competitors, all men, took part in 65 events in 14 sports.
Egypt competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.
Egypt competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 75 competitors, 72 men and 3 women, took part in 32 events in 13 sports.
Egypt and Syria, as the United Arab Republic, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Syria was a constituent of the United Arab Republic in 1960, but almost all 74 competitors for the Olympic team were from Egypt. 74 competitors, all men, took part in 34 events in 12 sports.
Lebanon competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany and won one silver medal. 19 competitors, 17 men and 2 women, took part in 23 events in 9 sports.
Ezz El-Dine Ahmed Mourad Zulficar was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer known for his distinctive style, which blends romance and action. Zulficar is widely regarded one of the most influential filmmakers in Egyptian Cinema's golden age.
Ismaily Sporting Club is an Egyptian professional football club, established on 20 March 1921 as El Nahda Sporting Club, based in Ismaïlia, Egypt. The club is best known for its football team. Also it's considered as an Egyptian National Club, where they helped the famous local tour of duty to play for the benefit of the homeland against the occupying armies. The club's nickname The Brazilians, is a reference to their uniforms, which echo those of the Brazil national team, and similar style of play.
Egypt (EGY) competed at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain with a total number of 137 participants.
Hassan Hosni Tawfik was an Egyptian épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1936, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games where he won a bronze medal in the team foil event.
Osman Abdel Hafeez was an Egyptian épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He was one of six members of the Egyptian fencing team who perished on board KLM Flight 607-E on 14 August 1958.
Mahmoud Khattab Younes was an Egyptian épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951 where he won a silver medal in the team sabre event and bronze medals in the épée and foil events, and in 1955, where he won bronze medals in the sabre, épée and foil team events.
Salah Asfar Shishtawai J. Dessouki was an Egyptian fencer. He won bronze medals in three fencing disciplines across four editions of the World Championships and competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. By career he was a government official and served in several capacities, including as Governor of Cairo.
The following is a list of the people elected to the People's Assembly of Egypt in the 2011-2012 election.
Al Ahly Hockey , was one of Al Ahly SC club's sections that represented the club in Egypt, Field hockey is one of the oldest sports to play in Egypt. There were unofficial competitions that were played at the inception of the last century by the English military teams while Egypt was under occupancy by the UK. Al Ahly as usual took the lead by 30's to be the first 100% Egyptian club to introduce this sport to his members and followers. This was at the time while there were another 20 sports are played within the club premises. Al Ahly was the best team in this sport in Egypt in 40's and 50's of the last century. The club clinched most of the local competitions. But unfortunately, later, by end of 60's, the club took a decision to dis-solve this sport activity to reduce the costs as the club experienced severe financial problems after 1967 war, and the bad management as well by the club president at that time: Salah Al Dessouki.
In Summer We Must Love is 1974 Egyptian comedy film directed by Mohamed Abdel Aziz. Salah Zulfikar stars as Dr. Nabil, the psychiatrist. It features an ensemble cast that includes Nour El-Sherif, Abdel Moneim Madbouly, Samir Ghanem, Lebleba, Magda El-Khatib and Emad Hamdy.
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