Egypt at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Egypt at the 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	EGY
NOC	Egyptian Olympic Committee
Website	www.egyptianolympic.org  (in Arabic and English)
in Montreal   Canada
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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)

During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Egypt , along with many other countries, boycotted due to the participation of New Zealand, who still had sporting links with South Africa.

Athletes from Egypt, Cameroon, Morocco, and Tunisia competed on 18–20 July before these nations withdrew from the Games.

Results by event

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

• lost to   Czechoslovakia 103-64
• forfeited remaining games to   Italy,   Puerto Rico,   United States,   Yugoslavia,   Mexico, and   Japan → 12th place
• Team roster
  • Sayed Aboul Dahab
  • Mohamed Essam Khaled
  • Mohamed Khaled El Said
  • Fathi Mohamed Kamel
  • Hamdi El Seoudi
  • Mohamed Hanafi El Gohari
  • Ahmed El Saharti
  • Ismail Mohamed Aly Selim
  • Medhat Mohsen Warda
  • Osman Hassan Farid
  • Mohamed Hamdi Osman
  • Awad Abdel Nabi
• Head coach: Fouad Aboulkheir

Boxing

Light Flyweight

• Said Mohamed Abdelwahab
  1. defeated   José Leroy  (FRA) in first round (referee stopped match at 1:59 1st round)
  2. lost to   Héctor Patri  (ARG) in second round (walkover)

Flyweight

• Said Ahmed Elashry
  1. defeated   Sandor Orban  (HUN) in first round (5-0)
  2. lost to   Alfredo Pérez  (VEN) in second round (walkover)

Bantamweight

• Abdelnabi Elsayed Mahran
  1. lost to   Bernardo Onori  (ITA) in first round (5-0)

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Flyweight

• Mustafa Aly
  • Snatch: 90.0 kg (15th place)
  • Clean and jerk: missed all 3 attempts

Bantamweight

• Ahmed Mashall
  • Snatch: 90.0 kg (19th place)
  • Clean and jerk: 127.5 kg (14th place)
  • Total: 217.5 kg (14th place)

References

• Official Olympic Reports