Ahmed Fouad Nessim
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|---|---|
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Born | 19 September 1924 |
| Died | 28 October 1956 (aged 32) Mediterranean Sea |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Water polo |
Ahmed Fouad Nessim (19 September 1924 – 28 October 1956) is an Egyptian water polo player. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was given the honour to carry the national flag of Egypt at the opening ceremony of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, becoming the seventh water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[2] Nessim died in a plane crash in the Mediterranean Sea in 1956.[2]
See also[]
- Egypt men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ahmed Fouad Nessim Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Ahmed Fouad Nessim". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
External links[]
- Ahmed Fouad Nessim at Olympics.com
- Ahmed Fouad Nessim at Olympedia
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- 1924 births
- 1956 deaths
- Egyptian male water polo players
- Water polo goalkeepers
- Olympic water polo players of Egypt
- Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in international waters
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1956
- Egyptian sportspeople stubs
- African water polo biography stubs