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Egypt at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
EGY

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Competitors
  
30 in 7 sports

Egypt at the 1968 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Egyptian Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.egyptianolympic.org (Arabic) (English)

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Egypt, as the United Arab Republic, competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 30 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 7 sports.

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Fencing

Four fencers, all men, represented Egypt in 1968.

Men's foil
  • Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini
  • Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi
  • Moustafa Soheim
    • Men's team foil
  • Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini, Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi, Moustafa Soheim, Ahmed Zein El-Abidin
    • Men's épée
  • Ahmed Zein El-Abidin

    • Shooting

    Two shooters represented Egypt in 1968.

    Trap
  • Mohamed Mehrez
  • Badir Shoukri

    • Water polo

    Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (2:13)
  • Lost to Italy (1:10)
  • Lost to Greece (6:7)
  • Lost to Japan (4:7)
  • Lost to Netherlands (3:6)
  • Lost to East Germany (2:19)
  • Tied with Mexico (3:3)
  • Classification Matches
  • 13th/15th place: Lost to Brazil (3:5) → Fifteenth place
  • Team Roster
  • Adel El-Moalem
  • Alaa El-Shafei
  • Ashraf Gamil
  • Galal Touny
  • Haroun Touny
  • Hossam El-Baroudi
  • Khaled El-Kashef
  • Mohamed El-Bassiouni
  • Mohamed Soliman
  • Salah Shalaby
  • Sameh Soliman

    • References

    Egypt at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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