Ahmed Sabry

For the Egyptian footballer, see Ahmed Sabry (footballer).

Ahmed Sabry
Personal information
Birth nameAhmed Sabry
Full nameAhmed Ismail Sabry
NationalityEgyptian
Born(1933-09-15)15 September 1933
Cairo
Died14 August 1958(1958-08-14) (aged 24)
KLM Flight 607-E - Hugo de Groot plane crash
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportFencing

Ahmed Sabry (15 September 1933 – 14 August 1958) was an Egyptian fencing champion. He was one of the six members of the Egyptian team that perished on board KLM Flight 607-E - the Hugo de Groot on 14 August 1958.[1]

Personal life

Sabry had two sisters; Laila, who died at the age of 5, and Isis who was married to the Olympic fencer Osman Abdel Hafeez.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Sports tragedies | the San Diego Union-Tribune". Archived from the original on 19 October 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  2. ^ "El Battal Ahmed Sabry" - An Arabic biography from the series "Shabab Khaled" or "Immortal Youth" by Aboel Haggag Hafez - Volume 14


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