Egypt at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Egypt
Egypt at the Olympic Games
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IOC code	EGY
NOC	Egyptian Olympic Committee
Website	www.egyptianolympic.org (Arabic) (English)
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors	24 in 9 sports
	Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
	1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; As the United Arab Republic
Winter Games
	1984; 1988–2014;
Intercalated Games
	1906

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
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mohamed El-Sayed	1500 m	N/A				Unknown	4	Did not advance
Mohamed El-Sayed	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
Boxer	Weight class	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
Cyclist	Event	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
Cyclist	Event	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
Fencer	Event	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
Shooter	Event	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
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
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