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Egypt at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Egypt at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeEGY
NOCEgyptian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.egyptianolympic.org (in Arabic and English)
in London
Competitors85 in 12 sports
Flag bearerMahmoud Hassan[1]
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
5
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]

Medalists

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Gold

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Silver

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Bronze

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Athletics

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Basketball

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Boxing

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Diving

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Fencing

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Nine fencers, all men, represented Egypt in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Football

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Gymnastics

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Rowing

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Egypt had one male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.[3]

Men's single sculls

Swimming

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Water polo

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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  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.