Egypt at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Egypt at the 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	EGY
NOC	Egyptian Olympic Committee
Website	www.egyptianolympic.org  (in Arabic and English)
in London
Competitors	85 in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Mahmoud Hassan [1]
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 2 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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 2024
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]

Medalists

Gold

• Ibrahim Shams — Weightlifting, Lightweight
• Mahmoud Fayad - Weightlifting, Featherweight

Silver

• Attia Hamouda — Weightlifting, Lightweight
• Mahmoud Hassan — Wrestling, Greco-Roman Bantamweight

Bronze

• Ibrahim Orabi — Wrestling, Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Kamal Ali Hassan	3 m springboard	119.90	7
Mohamed Ibrahim		97.52	22
Ismail Ahmed Ramzi		110.18	15
Rauf Abu Al-Seoud	10 m platform	85.85	22
Mohamed Abdel Khalek Allam		77.92	24
Kamal Ali Hassan		95.33	12

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Nine fencers, all men, represented Egypt in 1948.

Men's foil

• Osman Abdel Hafeez
• Hassan Hosni Tawfik
• Mahmoud Younes

Men's team foil

• Osman Abdel Hafeez, Salah Dessouki, Mahmoud Younes, Mohamed Zulficar, Hassan Hosni Tawfik, Mahmoud Abdin

Men's épée

• Mahmoud Younes
• Jean Asfar
• Mohamed Abdel Rahman

Men's team épée

• Salah Dessouki, Jean Asfar, Mahmoud Younes, Mohamed Abdel Rahman, Osman Abdel Hafeez

Men's sabre

• Salah Dessouki
• Ahmed Abou-Shadi
• Mohamed Zulficar

Men's team sabre

• Salah Dessouki, Mohamed Zulficar, Mahmoud Younes, Ahmed Abou-Shadi

Football

Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Egypt had one male rower participating in one out of seven rowing events in 1948. ^[3]

Men's single sculls

• Mohamed El-Sayed

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ali Ahmed Bagdadi	100 m freestyle	1:02.4	4*	Did not advance
Taha Youssef El-Gamal		59.7	2 Q*	59.9	4 q*	1:00.5	8
Dorri El-Said		1:02.5	4*	Did not advance
Jack Hakim	400 m freestyle	5:40.3	39	Did not advance
Dorri El-Said	100 m backstroke	1:19.0	4*	Did not advance
Ahmed Kandil	200 m breaststroke	2:45.5	3 Q	2:43.7	3 Q	2:47.5	7
Ali Ahmed Bagdadi Ahmed Kandil Taha Youssef El-Gamal Mohamed Abdel Aziz Khalifa	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	10:25.0	7*	—		Did not advance

*Ranks given are within the heat.

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Bantamweight

• Abdel Hamid Yacout (11th)

Featherweight

• Mahmoud Fayad  Gold
• Ibrahim El-Dessouki (12th)

Lightweight

• Ibrahim Shams  Gold
• Attia Mohamed Hamouda  Silver

Middleweight

• Khadr El-Touni (4th)

Light heavyweight

• Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh (11th)

Heavyweight

• Hanafi Moustafa (5th)

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Flagbearers for Egypt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 17 December 2023.
2. "Egypt at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Egypt Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.