Egypt at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Egypt at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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IOC codeEGY
NOCEgyptian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.egyptianolympic.org (in Arabic and English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors120 in 22 sports
Flag bearers Ahmed El-Ahmar (opening)[1]
Hedaya Malak (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 75th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
 United Arab Republic (1960, 1964)

Egypt competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1912, Egyptian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except 1932 and 1980, joining the United States-led boycott in the latter.

The Egyptian Olympic Committee sent its largest ever delegation to the Games, with a total of 120 athletes, 83 men and 37 women, competing across 22 sports. The Egyptian roster also witnessed more women participating at the Games than those who attended in London four years earlier, breaking its previous record by just a small fraction.[3]

Egypt returned home from Rio de Janeiro with three bronze medals, which matched its overall tally from the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Moreover, these Games marked the first time Egyptian women ascended the Olympic podium in the nation's 104-year history.[4] These medals were distributed to taekwondo fighter Hedaya Malak (women's 57 kg), as well as weightlifters Mohamed Ihab and former Youth Olympian Sara Samir, who accomplished a historic feat as the first Arab woman to accept an Olympic medal in her sport.[5]

In addition to the success and historic firsts of the bronze medalists, several Egyptian athletes reached the finals of their respective events, but narrowly missed out on the podium. Among them were shooting team Afaf El-Hodhod (fifth, women's air pistol), freestyle wrestler Enas Mostafa (fifth, women's 69 kg), and three others in weightlifting, namely Shaimaa Khalaf (fourth, women's +75 kg), Ahmed Saad (fifth, men's 62 kg), and Ragab Abdelhay (fifth, men's 94 kg).

Medalists[]

Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2016 Summer Olympics medal winners

The following Egyptian athletes won medals at the Games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors[]

The Egyptian Olympic Committee (EOC) confirmed a roster of 120 athletes, 83 men and 37 women, to compete across 22 sports at the Games. It was the nation's largest ever delegation sent to the Olympics, breaking its previous record of 110 athletes set in 2012. These Games also witnessed more Egyptian women participating than those who attended in London four years earlier, constituting about 30 percent of the overall squad.[3][6]

Handball and volleyball (both played exclusively by men) were the only collective sports in which Egypt qualified for the Games, having both returned to the Olympic scene after their absence from London 2012. Egypt's women's synchronized swimming and women's table tennis teams, however, participated for their third-straight and second-straight Games, respectively. For individual-based sports, Egypt marked its Olympic debut in women's beach volleyball, as well as its return to cycling after 16 years and diving after 32 years. Shooting accounted for the largest number of athletes on the Egyptian team, with 12 entries. There was a single competitor each in track cycling, equestrian jumping, artistic gymnastics, and sailing.

Of the 120 participants, twenty-eight of them returned to compete again, with the rest of the field attending their maiden Games in Rio de Janeiro. Among the returnees were foil fencer Alaaeldin Abouelkassem, who became the first from an African nation to win an Olympic medal in his sport; and heavyweight judoka Islam El Shehaby, who headed the roster as the lone Egyptian competitor going to his fourth straight Games.[3] Eight Egyptian athletes competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing before their senior Olympic debut, including weightlifter Sara Samir, modern pentathlete Haydy Morsy, distance swimmer Ahmed Akram, and shooters Afaf El-Hodhod (pistol) and Hadir Mekhimar (rifle).

Other notable athletes on the Egyptian roster featured modern pentathlon veteran Amro El-Geziry and his younger brother Omar, world-ranked taekwondo fighter Hedaya Malak, American-born swimming sprinter Farida Osman, and 2014 world bronze medalist Azmy Mehelba in men's skeet shooting. 16-year-old Morsy was Egypt's youngest competitor, with volleyball team captain Ashraf Abouelhassan rounding out the field as the oldest member (aged 41). Handball star and three-time Olympian Ahmed El-Ahmar was selected by EOC to lead the Egyptian squad as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[7]

Archery[]

Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Two Egyptian archers qualified each for both the men's and women's individual recurve by obtaining one of the three Olympic places available from the 2016 African Archery Championships in Windhoek, Namibia.[8]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ahmed El-Nemr Men's individual 644 51  Worth (AUS)
L 0–6 		Did not advance
Reem Mansour Women's individual 596 56  Lin S-c (TPE)
L 0–6 		Did not advance

Athletics (track and field)[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egyptian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[9][10]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Anas Beshr Men's 400 m DSQ Did not advance
Hamada Mohamed Men's 800 m 1:46.65 4 q 1:48.17 8 Did not advance
Fatma El-Shernoubi Women's 800 m 2:21.24 8 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan Men's hammer throw 69.87 26 Did not advance

Boxing[]

Main article: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egypt has entered four boxers to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Hosam Abdin was the only Egyptian boxer qualifying through the 2015 World Championships, while three further boxers (Abdelaal, Mohamed, and Salah) had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[11]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mahmoud Abdelaal Men's lightweight  Benbaziz (ALG)
L 0–3 		Did not advance
Walid Sedik Mohamed Men's welterweight  Kelly (GBR)
L 0–3 		Did not advance
Hosam Abdin Men's middleweight  Clair (MRI)
W 3–0 		 Ntsengue (CMR)
W 3–0 		 Rodríguez (MEX)
L 0–3 		Did not advance
Abdelrahman Salah Men's light heavyweight  Sep (CRO)
L 1–2 		Did not advance

Canoeing[]

Main article: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sprint[]

Egypt has qualified two boats for the following distances into the Olympic canoeing regatta through the 2016 African Sprint Qualifying Tournament.

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Karim Elsayed Men's K-1 200 m 37.294 7 Did not advance
Menatalla Karim Women's K-1 200 m 49.596 7 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling[]

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Track[]

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Egypt has entered one rider to compete only in the women's sprint at the Olympics for the first time, by virtue of her final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event.[12] This signified the nation's Olympic comeback to the sport of cycling for the first time since 2000, and to track cycling since 1924.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Ebtissam Zayed Women's sprint 12.920
55.727 		27 Did not advance

Diving[]

Main article: Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egyptian divers qualified for the following individual spots at the 2016 Olympic Games by virtue of their top national finish from Africa at the 2015 FINA World Championships.[13]

Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Youssef Ezzat Men's 3 m springboard 360.95 25 Did not advance
Mohab El-Kordy Men's 10 m platform 305.50 28 Did not advance
Maha Amer Women's 3 m springboard 238.55 28 Did not advance
Maha Gouda Women's 10 m platform 276.15 24 Did not advance

Equestrian[]

Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egypt has entered one jumping rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top four finish outside the group selection in the individual FEI Olympic Rankings.[14]

Jumping[]

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Karim El-Zoghby Amelia Individual 0 =1 Q 9 9 =42 Q 9 18 =40 Did not advance

Fencing[]

Main article: Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egyptian fencers have qualified a full squad each in the men's team foil by virtue of being the highest ranking team from Africa outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[15][16] Meanwhile, Mohamed Amer (men's sabre) and Noura Mohamed (women's foil) had claimed their Olympic spots on the Egyptian team as one of the two highest-ranked fencers from Africa outside the world's top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[17] Nada Hafez (women's sabre) and London 2012 épée fencer Ayman Fayez rounded out the roster by virtue of their top finish respectively at the African Zonal Qualifier in Algiers, Algeria.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ayman Fayez Épée Bye  R Limardo (VEN)
W 15–5 		 Grumier (FRA)
L 9–15 		Did not advance
Alaaeldin Abouelkassem Foil Bye  Choupenitch (CZE)
W 15–8 		 Garozzo (ITA)
L 13–15 		Did not advance
Tarek Ayad Bye  Garozzo (ITA)
L 8–15 		Did not advance
Mohamed Essam  Marques (BRA)
W 15–8 		 Massialas (USA)
L 7–15 		Did not advance
Alaaeldin Abouelkassem
Tarek Ayad
Mohamed Essam 		Team foil N/A  United States (USA)
L 37–45 		Classification semifinal
 Great Britain (GBR)
L 43–45 		7th place final
 Brazil (BRA)
W 45–39 		7
Mohamed Amer Sabre N/A  Gu B-g (KOR)
L 9–15 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Noura Mohamed Foil Bye  Boubakri (TUN)
L 4–15 		Did not advance
Nada Hafez Sabre  Benítez (VEN)
L 11–15 		Did not advance

Gymnastics[]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Artistic[]

Egypt has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. London 2012 Olympian Sherine El-Zeiny received a spare berth freed up by South Africa as one of the highest-ranked gymnasts from Africa in the women's apparatus and all-around events, respectively, at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[18]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Sherine El-Zeiny Floor N/A 12.533 12.533 69 Did not advance

Handball[]

Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

  • ET – After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Egypt men's Men's tournament  Slovenia
L 26–27 		 Sweden
W 26–25 		 Poland
L 25–33 		 Brazil
D 27–27 		 Germany
L 25–31 		5 Did not advance 9

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Egypt men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top finish and securing a lone outright berth at the 2016 African Championships in Cairo.[19][20]

Team roster

The following is the Egyptian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[21]

Head coach: Marwan Ragab

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 RB Mamdouh Abouebaid (1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 28) 1.87 m 131 397 Egypt Al Ahly
8 P Mahmoud Ramadan (1984-03-07)7 March 1984 (aged 32) 1.85 m 305 912 Egypt Al Ahly
9 CB Eslam Isaa (1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 28) 1.86 m 204 617 Tunisia Club Africain
15 RW Mohamed Amer (1987-12-12)12 December 1987 (aged 28) 1.87 m 150 498 Egypt Al Ahly
19 CB Mohamed El-Bassiouny (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 26) 1.86 m 110 360 Egypt Alexandria SC
20 CB Mohamed Hasehm (1988-01-23)23 January 1988 (aged 28) 1.80 m 210 712 Egypt
24 P Ibrahim El-Masry (1989-03-11)11 March 1989 (aged 27) 1.95 m 175 423 Egypt Al Ahly
39 LB Yehia El-Deraa (1995-06-17)17 June 1995 (aged 21) 1.86 m 88 186 Egypt
66 RB Ahmed El-Ahmar (1984-01-27)27 January 1984 (aged 32) 1.84 m 397 1351 Egypt Zamalek
72 GK Mahmoud Khalil (1991-06-01)1 June 1991 (aged 25) 1.92 m 122 0 Qatar El Jaish
88 GK Karim Handawy (1988-05-01)1 May 1988 (aged 28) 1.86 m 256 0 Egypt Al Ahly
89 P Mohamed Mamdouh Shebib (1989-01-04)4 January 1989 (aged 27) 1.89 m 210 953 Egypt Zamalek
90 LB Aly Mohamed (1990-12-14)14 December 1990 (aged 25) 1.95 m 231 703 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira
91 RW Mohamed Sanad (1991-01-16)16 January 1991 (aged 25) 1.84 m 120 334 Hungary Komlói Bányász
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 5 4 0 1 153 141 +12 8[a] Quarter-finals
2  Slovenia 5 4 0 1 137 126 +11 8[a]
3  Brazil (H) 5 2 1 2 141 150 −9 5
4  Poland 5 2 0 3 139 140 −1 4
5  Egypt 5 1 1 3 129 143 −14 3
6  Sweden 5 1 0 4 132 131 +1 2
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Slovenia 25–28 Germany
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
21:50
 Slovenia  27–26  Egypt Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL)
Janc 8 (15–15) El-Ahmar 7
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9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
19:50
 Egypt  26–25  Sweden Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Mousaviyan, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Sanad 7 (12–13) Petersen 5
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11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
11:30
 Poland  33–25  Egypt Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Daszek 6 (16–10) Eissa 6
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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
16:40
 Egypt  27–27  Brazil Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
El-Ahmar 9 (15–13) four players 4
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15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
11:30
 Germany  31–25  Egypt Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Gensheimer 7 (15–12) Sanad 7
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Judo[]

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egypt has qualified a total of five judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Mohamed Mohy Eldin, Mohamed Abdelaal, Ramadan Darwish, and three-time Olympian Islam El Shehaby were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016, while Ahmed Abdelrahman at men's extra-lightweight (60 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as the highest-ranked Egyptian judoka outside of direct qualifying position.[22]

El Shehaby lost his first match to Israel's Or Sasson, but refused to bow or shake hands with him, resulting to a loud jeer from the crowd. When Sasson extended his hand to shake after the match, El Shehaby backed away, shaking his head.[23] The referee called El Shehaby back to the mat and obliged him to bow, at which point El Shehaby gave a quick nod of his head. El Shehaby's conduct was widely condemned as unsportsmanlike. It is unclear what potential punishment El Shehaby or Egyptian judo as a whole could face, but his hopes of medaling were dashed regardless due to Sasson's decisive performance in the quarterfinals.

Before his match, El Shehaby was under pressure to forfeit, as Iranian Javad Mahjoub had done years earlier before his match with Or Sasson.[24]

El Shehaby's refusal to shake hands had precedent, in actions by another member of Egypt's team. Egyptian judoka Ramadan Darwish had refused to shake hands with his Israeli opponent Ariel Zeevi, another Israeli Olympic bronze medalist, in both the 2011 Judo Grand Slam and the 2012 Judo Grand Prix.[25][26]

The Egyptian Olympic Committee, which had put pressure on El Shehaby to have the match with Sasson go on as planned, stated that El Shehaby's actions after the match were a personal decision. Both the International Olympic Committee and the International Judo Federation stated that they would review the incident.[27][28]

The Disciplinary Committee of the International Olympic Committee issued a "severe reprimand" to El Shehaby for behavior violating "the rules of fair play and against the spirit of friendship embodied in the Olympic Values," and he was sent home before the Olympics closing ceremony. The IOC Disciplinary Committee also requested that the Egyptian Olympic Committee in the future must ensure that all Egyptian athletes are properly educated as to the Olympic vales, before they participate in the Olympic Games.[29]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ahmed Abelrahman Men's −60 kg Bye  Bestaev (KGZ)
L 000–101 		Did not advance
Mohamed Mohy Eldin Men's −73 kg Bye  Ganbaatar (MGL)
L 001–100 		Did not advance
Mohamed Abdelaal Men's −81 kg Bye  Uuganbaatar (MGL)
W 101–100 		 Khalmurzaev (RUS)
L 000–010 		Did not advance
Ramadan Darwish Men's −100 kg Bye  Dugasse (SEY)
W 100–000 		 Armenteros (CUB)
W 001–000 		 Gasimov (AZE)
L 000–100 		Did not advance  Frey (GER)
L 000��100 		Did not advance 7
Islam El Shehaby Men's +100 kg N/A  Sasson (ISR)
L 000–100 		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon[]

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egyptian athletes have qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Eslam Hamad and Haydy Morsy secured a selection each in the men's and women's event respectively by virtue of their top finish at the 2015 African Championships. Two-time Olympian Amro El-Geziry, who finished behind Hamad at the African Championships, and his younger brother Omar ranked among the top 10 modern pentathletes, not yet qualified, in the men's event based on the UIPM World Rankings as of 1 June 2016. With the Egyptian men to guarantee their selection at the 2016 World Championships, the choice of four modern pentathletes going to the Games was determined by the NOC. In the event, the Egyptian team decided to select them over Eslam Hamad, as the nation's top two on the list.[30]

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Riding
(show jumping) 		Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) 		Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Amro El-Geziry Men's 18–17 0 18 208 1:55.80 2 353 9 10 291 12:39.19 35 541 1393 25
Omar El-Geziry 23–12 1 3 239 2:03.62 15 330 35 28 265 12:11.94 33 569 1403 23
Haydy Morsy Women's 14–21 0 32 184 2:26.11 36 262 EL =31 0 13:24.93 28 496 942 36

Rowing[]

Main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egypt has qualified one boat each in the men's and women's single sculls for the Games at the 2015 African Continental Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[31]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Abdelkhalek El-Banna Men's single sculls 7:34.05 3 QF Bye 6:50.82 3 SA/B 7:13.55 5 FB 6:54.94 10
Nadia Negm Women's single sculls 9:14.55 3 QF Bye 8:25.75 6 SC/D 8:39.50 6 FD 8:09.47 24

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing[]

Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egypt has qualified one sailor in the men's Laser class through the African continental regatta.

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Ahmed Ragab Men's Laser 36 22 44 41 41 41 42 40 45 42 EL 349 43

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting[]

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egyptian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and African Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016.[32]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Ahmed Darwish 50 m rifle prone 615.0 44 N/A Did not advance
Franco Donato Skeet 115 28 Did not advance
Ahmed Kamar Trap 119 4 Q 12 (+2) 5 Did not advance
Abdel-Aziz Mehelba 112 24 Did not advance
Azmy Mehelba Skeet 120 11 Did not advance
Ahmed Mohamed 10 m air pistol 564 45 N/A Did not advance
Samy Abdel Razek 10 m air pistol 574 30 N/A Did not advance
50 m pistol 534 37 N/A Did not advance
Ahmed Shaban 25 m rapid fire pistol 562 23 N/A Did not advance
Hamada Talat 10 m air rifle 618.2 39 N/A Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1151 41 N/A Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Afaf El-Hodhod 10 m air pistol 386 5 Q N/A 137.1 5
25 m pistol 573 25 Did not advance
Shimaa Hashad 10 m air rifle 413.2 27 N/A Did not advance
Hadir Mekhimar 401.3 49 N/A Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egyptian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[33][34]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ahmed Akram 400 m freestyle 3:49.46 27 N/A Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 14:58.37 11 N/A Did not advance
Marwan El-Amrawy 10 km open water N/A 1:59:17.2 23
Marwan El-Kamash 200 m freestyle 1:47.52 24 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:47.43 16 N/A Did not advance
Mohamed Hussein 200 m individual medley 2:02.36 25 Did not advance
Ali Khalafalla 50 m freestyle 22.25 =NR 23 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Reem Kaseem 10 km open water N/A 2:05:19.1 25
Farida Osman 50 m freestyle 24.91 =18 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 57.83 AF 11 Q 58.26 11 Did not advance

Synchronized swimming[]

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egypt has fielded a squad of nine synchronized swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team events, by virtue of their top national finish for Africa at the 2015 FINA World Championships.

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Samia Ahmed
Dara Hassanien 		Duet 76.5306 23 77.6000 154.1306 23 Did not advance
Nariman Abdelhafiz
Leila Abdelmoez
Samia Ahmed
Nour El-Ayoubi
Jomana El-Maghrabi
Dara Hassanien
Salma Negmeldin
Nada Saafan
Nehal Saafan 		Team 76.9838 7 N/A 78.5667 155.5505 7

Table tennis[]

Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egypt has entered four athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Brothers Khalid and Omar Assar secured places on the Egyptian squad in the men's singles, while 2012 Olympians Nadeen El-Dawlatly and Dina Meshref in the women's singles; all of them have reached the semifinals in each of their respective events at the 2015 All-Africa Games.[35]

Yousra Abdel Razek was awarded the third spot to build the women's team for the Games as the top African nation in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[36]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Khalid Assar Men's singles  Wang Jn (CGO)
L 3–4 		Did not advance
Omar Assar Bye  Afanador (PUR)
W 4–2 		 Kou (UKR)
L 3–4 		Did not advance
Nadeen El-Dawlatly Women's singles Bye  Lovas (HUN)
L 0–4 		Did not advance
Dina Meshref  Saidani (TUN)
W 4–0 		 Komwong (THA)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Yousra Abdel Razek
Nadeen El-Dawlatly
Dina Meshref 		Women's team N/A  Singapore (SIN)
L 0–3 		Did not advance

Taekwondo[]

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egypt entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. 2012 Olympian Hedaya Malak qualified automatically for the women's lightweight category (57 kg) by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[37] Meanwhile, Ghofran Zaki and Seham El-Sawalhy secured the remaining spots on the Egyptian team by virtue of their top two finish respectively in the men's lightweight (68 kg) and women's welterweight category (67 kg) at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Agadir, Morocco.[38]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ghofran Zaki Men's −68 kg  Abu-Ghaush (JOR)
L 1–9 		Bye  Lee D-h (KOR)
L 6–14 		Did not advance 7
Hedaya Malak Women's −57 kg  Patiño (COL)
W 13–0 PTG 		 Hamada (JPN)
W 3–0 SUD 		 Calvo (ESP)
L 0–1 SUD 		Bye  Asemani (BEL)
W 1–0 SUD 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Seham El-Sawalhy Women's −67 kg  Gbagbi (CIV)
L 3–4 		Did not advance

Volleyball[]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Beach[]

Egypt women's beach volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the CAVB Continental Cup final in Abuja, Nigeria, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.[39]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Doaa El-Ghobashy
Nada Meawad 		Women's Pool D
 Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER)
L 0 – 2 (12–21, 15–21)
 Giombini – Menegatti (ITA)
L 0 – 2 (10–21, 13–21)
 Broder – Valjas (CAN)
L 0 – 2 (12–21, 16–21)
 4 Did not advance

Indoor[]

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Egypt men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top finish and securing a lone outright berth at the African Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.[40]

Team roster

The following is the Egyptian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[41]

Head coach: Sherif El Shemerly

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
3 Abou Abd Elahim 3 June 1989 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 285 cm (112 in) 270 cm (110 in) Egypt Al Ahly
4 Ahmed Abdelhay 19 August 1984 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 342 cm (135 in) 316 cm (124 in) Egypt
6 Mamdouh Abdelrehim 5 August 1989 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 338 cm (133 in) 325 cm (128 in) Egypt
7 Ashraf Abouelhassan (C) 17 May 1975 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 318 cm (125 in) Egypt Zamalek
8 Mohamed Thakil 12 July 1986 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 326 cm (128 in) 315 cm (124 in) Egypt
10 Mohamed Masoud 1 May 1994 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 358 cm (141 in) 342 cm (135 in) Egypt Smouha
11 Ahmed Afifi 30 March 1988 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 347 cm (137 in) 342 cm (135 in) Egypt Zamalek
12 Hossam Abdalla 16 February 1988 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 343 cm (135 in) 321 cm (126 in) Egypt Al Ahly
13 Mohamed Badawy 11 January 1986 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 326 cm (128 in) 319 cm (126 in) Egypt Zamalek
14 Omar Hassan 4 April 1991 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 333 cm (131 in) 324 cm (128 in) Egypt
15 Ahmed El-Kotb 23 July 1991 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 328 cm (129 in) 318 cm (125 in) Egypt Al Ahly
22 Ahmed Abdelaal (L) 8 June 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 0 cm (0 in) 0 cm (0 in) Egypt
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Argentina 5 4 1 12 12 4 3.000 394 335 1.176 Quarterfinals
2  Poland 5 4 1 12 14 5 2.800 447 389 1.149
3  Russia 5 4 1 11 13 6 2.167 432 367 1.177
4  Iran 5 2 3 7 8 9 0.889 389 392 0.992
5  Egypt 5 1 4 3 3 12 0.250 286 362 0.790
6  Cuba 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 300 403 0.744
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
15:00
 Poland  3–0  Egypt Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,658
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Susana Rodríguez (ESP)
(25–18, 25–20, 25–17)
Results Statistics
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
20:30
 Cuba  0–3  Egypt Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,016
Referees: Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(22–25, 15–25, 22–25)
Results Statistics
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
11:35
 Russia  3–0  Egypt Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,665
Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
(25–11, 25–17, 25–9)
Results Statistics
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
09:30
 Iran  3–0  Egypt Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,262
Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)
(28–26, 25–22, 25–16)
Results Statistics
15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
09:30
 Argentina  3–0  Egypt Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,175
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL)
(25–16, 25–19, 25–20)
Results Statistics

Weightlifting[]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egyptian weightlifters have qualified six men's and three women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by 20 June 2016.[42]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ahmed Saad −62 kg 133 5 161 7 294 5
Mohamed Ihab −77 kg 165 4 196 3 361 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ibrahim Abdelbaki 152 9 186 9 338 9
Ragab Abdelhay −94 kg 174 5 213 5 387 5
Gaber Mohamed −105 kg 173 12 204 13 377 12
Ahmed Mohamed +105 kg 190 10 — — 190 DNF
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Esraa El-Sayed −63 kg 100 5 116 8 216 7
Sara Samir −69 kg 112 3 143 3 255 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Shaimaa Khalaf +75 kg 117 7 161 3 278 4

Wrestling[]

Main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Egypt has qualified a total of ten wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition, as a result of their semifinal triumphs at the 2016 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament.[43]

On 11 May 2016, United World Wrestling decided to revoke an Olympic license from Egypt in men's freestyle 97 kg, due to doping violations at the African Qualification Tournament.[44]

Key:

  • VT – Victory by Fall.
  • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mohamed Zaghloul −86 kg Bye  Ceballos (VEN)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance 17
Diaaeldin Kamal −125 kg  Chebbi (TUN)
W 4–0 ST 		 Ghasemi (IRI)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance  Jarvis (CAN)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance 9
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Haithem Mahmoud −59 kg Bye  Yun W-c (PRK)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 12
Adham Ahmed Saleh −66 kg Bye  Arutyunyan (ARM)
L 0–4 ST 		Did not advance Bye  Ryu H-s (KOR)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance 18
Mahmoud Fawzy −75 kg  Mursaliyev (AZE)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 15
Ahmed Othman −85 kg Bye  Beleniuk (UKR)
L 0–4 ST 		Did not advance Bye  Bayryakov (BUL)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 14
Hamdy El-Said −98 kg Bye  Alexuc-Ciurariu (ROU)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 10
Abdellatif Mohamed −130 kg  Chernetskyi (UKR)
L 0–4 ST 		Did not advance 17
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Enas Mostafa −69 kg Bye  Acosta (VEN)
W 3–1 PP 		 Oliveira (BRA)
W 5–0 VT 		 Vorobieva (RUS)
L 0–5 VT 		Bye  Syzdykova (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP 		5
Samar Amer −75 kg  Bukina (RUS)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 12

See also[]

  • Egypt at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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