Birth name Osman Abdel Hafeez Sport Fencing Nationality Egyptian Name Osman Hafeez | Residence Cairo, Egypt Died August 14, 1958 Country Egypt | |
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Full name Osman Abdel Hafeez Osman Born 30 March 1917 ( 1917-03-30 ) Shibin El Kom, Egypt | ||
Osman Abdel Hafeez (30 March 1917 – 14 August 1958) was an Egyptian fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He was one of six members of the Egyptian fencing team who perished on board KLM Flight 607-E on 14 August 1958.
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Personal life
Abdel Hafeez had three brothers, Saleh, Ibrahim, and Fathy, as well as two sisters: Zeinab and Fatma. He was married to Isis Ismail Sabry, the daughter of a renowned pediatrician. She is the sister of Ahmed Sabry his fellow fencing champion who was on the same doomed flight. He had a son, Ismail, and a daughter, Pakinam.
Medals and honors
The main hall in the Egyptian Fencing Club is named after Abdel Hafeez, as well as a street in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt and a school in his hometown of Shibin El Kom, Egypt.
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