Egypt at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Egypt at the 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	EGY
NOC	Egyptian Olympic Committee
Website	www.egyptianolympic.org (Arabic) (English)
in Paris
Competitors	24 in 9 sports
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Egypt competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 24 competitors, all men, took part in 12 events in 9 sports.^[1]

Athletics

A single athlete represented Egypt in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport as well as the Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mohamed El-Sayed	1500 m	N/A				Unknown	4	Did not advance
	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	10	Did not advance

Boxing

A single boxer, Michel Haddad, represented Egypt at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Haddad lost his only bout.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Michel Haddad	Lightweight	Marfut (ITA) L	Did not advance				17

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Italy 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 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 0 1 .000

Cycling

Three cyclists represented Egypt in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Ahmed Salem Hassan	Time trial	Did not finish
Mohamed Madkour	Time trial	7:35:38.4	46

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mohamed Ali Mahmoud	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Ahmed Salem Hassan	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Mohamed Madkour	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36

Fencing

Three fencers, all men, represented Egypt in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Krikor Agathon	Épée	4–5	6 Q	N/A		3–7	8	Did not advance
Ahmed Hassanein	Épée	0–9	10	N/A		Did not advance
Joseph Misrahi	Épée	5–4	3 Q	N/A		4–5	7	Did not advance

Football

Egypt competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time in 1924. The Egyptian side was on the winning side of one of the two major second-round upsets, beating Hungary three to nil. Their quarterfinal loss to Sweden was more in keeping with expectations.

Round 1

Bye

Round 2

Egypt  v  Hungary

May 29, 1924

Egypt	3–0	Hungary
Yakan  4'  58' Hegazi  40'	Report

Stade de Paris Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Luis Collina (ESP)

Quarterfinals

Sweden  v  Egypt

June 1, 1924

Sweden	5–0	Egypt
Kaufeldt  5'  71' Brommesson  31'  34' Rydell  49'	Report

Stade Pershing Attendance: 6,484 Referee: Henri Christophe (BEL)

Final rank

5th place

Shooting

A single sport shooter represented Egypt in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Agathon placed ninth in his only event, the rapid fire pistol.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Krikor Agathon	25 m rapid fire pistol	17	9

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event	1H Snatch	1H Clean & Jerk	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Ahmed Samy	Men's 75 kg	72.5	77.5	97.5	85	115	447.5	4

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Ibrahim Moustafa	Light heavyweight	Testonni (ITA) W	Baumert (FRA) W	Bye	Misset (NED) W	Svensson (SWE) L	Westergren (SWE) L	Did not advance	N/A	4
Ahmed Rahmy	Lightweight	Keresztes (HUN) L	Kratochvíl (TCH) L	Did not advance				N/A		=20

References

1. "Egypt at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports