| Egypt at the 2019 Military World Games | |
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| IOC code | EGY |
| in Wuhan, China 18 October 2019 – 27 October 2019 | |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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Egypt competed at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China from 18 to 27 October 2019. In total athletes representing Egypt won two gold medals, two silver medals and five bronze medals. The country finished in 19th place in the medal table.
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team | Modern pentathlon | Mixed relay |
| Mohamed Ibrahim | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg |
| Abdelrahman Orabi | Boxing | Men's -81 kg |
| Nour Abdelsalam | Taekwondo | Women's -49 kg |
| Salma Abdelmaksoud | Modern pentathlon | Women individual |
| Abdelrahman Mostafa | Taekwondo | Men's -68 kg |
| Seif Eissa | Taekwondo | Men's -80 kg |
| Hedaya Malak | Taekwondo | Women's -67 kg |
| Abdellatif Mohamed | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg |
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