Egypt at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Athletics
Two athletes represented Egypt in 1920. It was the nation's debut in athletics. Neither of the two athletes were able to advance past the initial round in any of their events.Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Abdel Ali Maghoub | 5000 m Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, August 16, 1920 and on Tuesday, August 17, 1920.Thirty-eight runners from 16 nations competed.-Records:... |
N/A | Unknown | 9 | Did not finish | ||||
| Ahmed Khairy | 100 m Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, August 15, 1920 and on Monday, August 16, 1920.Sixty-one sprinters from 23 nations competed.-Records:... |
Unknown | 4 | Did not finish | |||||
| 200 m Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The men's 200 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, August 19, 1920 and on Friday, August 20, 1920.Forty-eight sprinters from 22 nations competed.-Records:... |
Unknown | 4 | Did not finish | ||||||
| 400 m Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres The men's 400 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, August 19, 1920 and on Friday, August 20, 1920.37 runners from 16 nations competed.-Records:... |
Unknown | 4 | Did not finish | ||||||
Fencing
A single fencer represented Egypt in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Hassanein was eliminated in the quarterfinal round of each of his two events.Ranks given are within the group.
| Fencer | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ahmed Hassanein Ahmed Hassanein Ahmed Hassanein Pasha, KCVO, MBE or Aḥmad Moḥammad Makhlūf Ḥasanēn al-Būlākī was an Oxford-educated Egyptian courtier, diplomat, Olympic athlete in fencing, photographer, writer, politician, explorer and tutor to King Farouk.Ahmed Hassanein was one of the most influential figures in Egyptian... |
Épée Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's épée The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. Of the six fencing events, this was the only one in which Nedo Nadi did not win a gold medal—he did not compete... |
5–3 | 2 Q | 4–6 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Foil Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's foil The men's foil was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event... |
N/A | 1–3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Football
Egypt competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time. The team lost their first match, against Italy, before beating Yugoslavia in the consolation matches.Team Roster
- Kamel Taha
- Mohamed El-Sayed
- Abdel Salam Hamdy
- Riad Shawki
- Ali El-Hassany
- Gamil Osman
- Tewfik AbdullahTewfik AbdullahTewfik Abdullah was an Egyptian football player who was the second Egyptian to appear in the English Football League. He later played four seasons in the American Soccer League before finishing his career in Canada....
- Hussein HegaziHussein HegaziHussein Hegazi was an Egyptian international footballer who became the first African player to play in England after playing with Dulwich Hamlet and Fulham in 1911. Hegazi also played for Sekka, Al-Ahly and El Zamalek in Egypt, and participated at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer...
- Hassan Ali Allouba
- Sayed Abaza
- Zaki Osman
- Reserve: Khalil Hosni
- Reserve: Mohamed Gabr
- Reserve: Mahmoud S. Mokhtar
- Reserve: Abbas Safwat
First round
Consolation match
Final rank: 6th versus Liam Duncan
Gymnastics
Two gymnasts represented Egypt in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. The two Egyptian gymnasts finished in the last two places of the individual all-around.Artistic gymnastics
| Gymnast | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Kabil Mahmoud | All-around Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around The men's all-around was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Wedneyday, August 25, 1920.... |
63.30 | 24 |
| Ahmed Amin Tabouzada | All-around Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around The men's all-around was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Wedneyday, August 25, 1920.... |
51.85 | 25 |
Weightlifting
A single weightlifter represented Egypt in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Samy competed in the middleweight category, but did not finish the competition.| Weightlifter | Weight class | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Ahmed Samy | 75 kg Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 75 kg The men's middleweight was a weightlifting event held as part of the Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. 1920 was the first time weightlifting was divided into weight categories... |
Did not finish | |
Wrestling
A single wrestler competed for Egypt in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Rahmy competed in the Greco-Roman lightweight and the freestyle middleweight, losing his only match in each competition.Freestyle
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / Bronze match | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Rahmy | Freestyle middle | Bye | (L) | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Total | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Round of 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Quarterfinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| Semifinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| Final | 0 | 0 | – |
| Bronze match | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Greco-Roman
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver quarters | Silver semis | Silver match | |||||
| Bronze quarters | Bronze semis | Bronze match | |||||
| Ahmed Rahmy | Lightweight | (L) | Did not advance | Did not advance | 18 | ||
| Did not advance | |||||||
| Did not advance | |||||||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Total | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Round of 16 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Quarterfinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| Semifinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| Final | 0 | 0 | – |
| Silver quarterfinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| Silver semifinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| Silver match | 0 | 0 | – |
| Bronze quarterfinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| Bronze semifinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| Bronze match | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 0 | 1 | .000 |