Egypt at the 1948 Summer Olympics
| Egypt at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | EGY |
| NOC | Egyptian Olympic Committee |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 85 in 12 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mahmoud Hassan[1] |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| 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
[edit]Gold
[edit]- Ibrahim Shams — Weightlifting, Lightweight
- Mahmoud Fayad - Weightlifting, Featherweight
Silver
[edit]- Attia Hamouda — Weightlifting, Lightweight
- Mahmoud Hassan — Wrestling, Greco-Roman Bantamweight
Bronze
[edit]- Ibrahim Orabi — Wrestling, Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
Athletics
[edit]Basketball
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Diving
[edit]| Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
- 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
[edit]| Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Épée | men | |
| Team épée | men | |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | |
| Sabre | men | |
| Team sabre | men | |
Nine fencers, all men, represented Egypt in 1948.
- Osman Abdel Hafeez, Salah Dessouki, Mahmoud Younes, Mohamed Zulficar, Hassan Hosni Tawfik, Mahmoud Abdin
Football
[edit]Gymnastics
[edit]| Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| List of gymnasts | ||
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| Team all-around | men | women |
| Individual all-around | men | |
| Vault | men | |
| Floor | men | |
| Pommel horse | men | |
| Rings | men | |
| Parallel bars | men | |
| Horizontal bar | men | |
Eight Egyptian athletes participated in the individual all around. As a team, they placed 13th.
- Ali Zaky, placed 82nd
- Moustafa Abdelal, placed 86th
- Mohamed Roushdi, placed 87th
- Ahmed Khalaf Ali, placed 88th
- Ali El-Hefnawi, placed 93rd
- Mohamed Aly, placed 94th
- Mahmoud Abdel-Aal, placed 95th
- Ahmed Khalil El-Giddawi, placed 107th
Rowing
[edit]| Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
Egypt had one male rower participating in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.[3]
Swimming
[edit]| Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
- 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
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]| Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Men | |
| 56 kg | |
| 60 kg | |
| 67.5 kg | |
| 75 kg | |
| 82.5 kg | |
| +82.5 kg | |
- Abdel Hamid Yacout (11th)
- Mahmoud Fayad
Gold - Ibrahim El-Dessouki (12th)
- Ibrahim Shams Gold
- Attia Mohamed Hamouda
Silver
- Khadr El-Touni (4th)
- Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh (11th)
- Hanafi Moustafa (5th)
Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Flagbearers for Egypt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Egypt at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ 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.
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