Egypt at the 2003 All-Africa Games

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Egypt at the
2003 All-Africa Games
Flag of Egypt.svg
IOC code EGY
NOC Egyptian Olympic Committee
in Abuja
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
81
Silver
66
Bronze
71
Total
218
All-Africa Games appearances (overview)
Youth appearances

Egypt competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. The team came second overall with a total of 218 medals.

Contents

Competitors

Egypt entered 149 events at the games. Of these, 115 were for men and 34 for women. [1]

Medal summary

Egypt won 218 medals, of which 81 were gold, 66 silver and 71 bronze, beaten only by the host, Nigeria. [2]

Medal table

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing
Chess pictogram.svg Chess
Cycling pictogram.svg Cycling
Football pictogram.svg Football
Handball pictogram.svg Handball
Hockey pictogram.svg Handball
Judo pictogram.svg Judo
Karate pictogram.svg Karate
Squash pictogram.svg Handball
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo
Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis
Volleyball pictogram.svg Volleyball
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling
Total

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References

  1. "Number of Entries by Country". 8allafricagames.org. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 October 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. "8th All Africa Games 2003 Abuja Nigeria". 8allafricagames.org. 2003. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2020.