Egypt at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Egypt at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeEGY
NOCEgyptian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.egyptianolympic.org (in Arabic and English)
in Helsinki
Competitors106 in 14 sports
Flag bearer Ahmed Fouad Nessim[1]
Medals
Ranked 40th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

 United Arab Republic (1960, 1964)

Egypt competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 106 competitors, all men, took part in 65 events in 14 sports.[2]

Medalists

Bronze

Athletics

Basketball

Men's Team Competition
  • Qualification Round (Group C)
    • Defeated Turkey (64-52)
    • Lost to Canada (57-63)
    • Defeated Italy (66-62)
  • Main Round (Group D)
    • Lost to France (64-92)
    • Lost to Chile (46-74)
    • Defeated Cuba (66-55) → did not advance, 10th place

Boxing

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

Equestrian

Fencing

Eight fencers, all men, represented Egypt in 1952.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Football

Gymnastics

Men's Single Event

Rowing

Egypt had eight male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1952.[3]

Men's single sculls
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxed four

Shooting

Six shooters represented Egypt in 1952.

50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Egypt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Egypt at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Egypt Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.