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Egypt at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Egypt at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Egyptian Olympic Committee

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

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During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Egypt, along with many other countries, boycotted due to the participation of New Zealand, who still had sporting links with South Africa.

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Athletes from Egypt, Cameroon, Morocco, and Tunisia competed on 18–20 July before these nations withdrew from the Games.

Men's Team Competition

  • lost to  Czechoslovakia 103-64
  • forfeited remaining games to  Italy,  Puerto Rico,  United States,  Yugoslavia,  Mexico, and  Japan → 12th place
  • Team Roster
  • Sayed Aboul Dahab
  • Mohamed Essam Khaled
  • Mohamed Khaled El Said
  • Fathi Mohamed Kamel
  • Hamdi El Seoudi
  • Mohamed Hanafi El Gohari
  • Ahmed El Saharti
  • Ismail Mohamed Aly Selim
  • Medhat Mohsen Warda
  • Osman Hassan Farid
  • Mohamed Hamdi Osman
  • Awad Abdel Nabi
  • Head Coach: Fouad Aboulkheir

    • Boxing

    Light Flyweight
  • Said Mohamed Abdelwahab
    1. defeated  José Leroy (FRA) in first round (referee stopped match at 1:59 1st round)
    2. lost to  Héctor Patri (ARG) in second round (walkover)
    • Flyweight
  • Said Ahmed Elashry
    1. defeated  Sandor Orban (HUN) in first round (5-0)
    2. lost to  Alfredo Pérez (VEN) in second round (walkover)
    • Bantamweight
  • Abdelnabi Elsayed Mahran
    1. lost to  Bernardo Onori (ITA) in first round (5-0)

    • Weightlifting

    Flyweight
  • Mustafa Aly
  • Snatch: 90.0 kg (15th place)
  • Clean and jerk: missed all 3 attempts
    • Bantamweight
  • Ahmed Mashall
  • Snatch: 90.0 kg (19th place)
  • Clean and jerk: 127.5 kg (14th place)
  • Total: 217.5 kg (14th place)

    • References

    Egypt at the 1976 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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