Egypt at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Egypt competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.
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 |
N/A |
Unknown |
9 |
Did not finish |
Ahmed Khairy |
100 m |
Unknown |
4 |
Did not finish |
200 m |
Unknown |
4 |
Did not finish |
400 m |
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 |
Épée |
5–3 |
2 Q |
4–6 |
7 |
Did not advance |
Foil |
N/A |
1–3 |
4 |
Did not advance |
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 Abdullah
- Hussein Hegazi
- 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 |
63.30 |
24 |
Ahmed Amin Tabouzada |
All-around |
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 |
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
Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
Belgium | 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 |
Rohon (FRA) (L) |
Did not advance |
Did not advance |
18 |
Did not advance |
Did not advance |
Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
France | 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 |
|
References
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 12 August 2007.