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Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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Egypt competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's debut in 1912, Egyptian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for two occasions: the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the worldwide Great Depression and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, as part of the United States-led boycott.
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Medalists
The following Egyptian athletes won medals at the Games. In the discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:
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Archery
Two Egyptian archers qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's and women's individual recurve competitions by virtue of their results at the 2023 African Continental Qualification Tournament in Nabeul, Tunisia.[1]
Artistic swimming
Egypt fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and mixed team event as the highest-ranked African nation eligible for qualification at the 2023 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
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Athletics
Egyptian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024 by world ranking in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[2]
- 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 the 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
- Field events
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Boxing
Egypt entered three boxers into the Olympic tournament. Yomna Ayyad secured her spots in the women's bantamweight division by advancing to the final match, while Omar Elawady (men's welterweight) and Abdelrahman Oraby (men's middleweight) secured a spot in their respective events, through the 2023 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[3]
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Canoeing
Sprint
Egyptian female canoeists qualified one boat for the Games by being the highest-ranking eligible nation in the K-1 500 metres event at the 2023 African Olympics in Abuja, Nigeria.
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
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Cycling
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Track
Egypt entered one men's rider and two women's riders to compete in the following events, based on the nation's performances, through the final UCI Olympic rankings.
- Sprint
- Keirin
- Omnium
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Diving
Egyptian divers secured four quota places for Paris 2024 by winning the gold medal in all of the individual events through the 2023 African Diving Qualifier in Durban, South Africa.
Equestrian
Egypt entered one rider in the individual jumping event through the establishment of final Olympics ranking for Group F (Africa & Middle East).[4]
Jumping
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Fencing
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Egypt entered a full squad of male fencers and nine female fencers into the Olympic competition. Nada Hafez secured her quota places in the women's individual sabre after being nominated as the highest-ranked individual fencers eligible for the African zone; meanwhile, all of the men's team, women's épée, and foil events qualified for the games after becoming the highest-ranked African team through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.
Men
Women
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Football
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- Summary
Key:
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Men's tournament
Egypt men's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match of the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Rabat, Morocco.[5]
- Team roster
Egypt announced their initial 22-men squad on 4 July 2024.[6]
Head coach: Rogério Micale
* Overage player.
- Group play
- Quarterfinal
- Semifinal
- Bronze medal match
Gymnastics
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Artistic
Egypt entered two gymnasts into the games. Omar Mohamed and Jana Mahmoud secured their spot directly for the games, in their respective events, by being the highest-ranked eligible athletes in the all-around at the 2024 African Championships in Marrakech, Morocco.
- Men
- Women
Rhythmic
Egypt entered a full squad of rhythmic gymnast into the games by virtue of winning the gold medal, at the 2024 African Championships in Kigali, Rwanda.
Trampoline
Egypt qualified one gymnast by winning the gold medal in the women's trampoline event at the 2024 African Championships in Bizerte, Tunisia.[13]
Handball
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- Summary
Key:
- ET: After extra time
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Men's tournament
Egypt men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2024 African Men's Handball Championship.[14]
- Team roster
A 20-player roster was announced on 13 June 2024.[15] The final squad was revealed on 15 July 2024.[16]
Head coach: Juan Carlos Pastor[17]
- Group play
Source: Olympics Paris 2024 rankings[18]
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) Hosts
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) Hosts
27 July 2024 11:00 |
Hungary ![]() |
32–35 | ![]() |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,776 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
Imre 7 | (15–19) | Adel, Omar 9 | ||
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29 July 2024 14:00 |
Egypt ![]() |
27–30 | ![]() |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,764 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
three players 5 | (9–19) | Arnoldsen, Gidsel 8 | ||
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31 July 2024 19:00 |
France ![]() |
26–26 | ![]() |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,780 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
Fabregas 5 | (11–15) | Omar 8 | ||
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2 August 2024 21:00 |
Norway ![]() |
25–26 | ![]() |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,652 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
Reinkind 7 | (13–14) | Omar 7 | ||
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4 August 2024 11:00 |
Egypt ![]() |
34–27 | ![]() |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,808 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
S. El-Deraa, Zein 6 | (14–15) | F. Pizarro 6 | ||
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- Quarterfinal
7 August 2024 09:30 |
Spain ![]() |
29–28 (ET) | ![]() |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 25,697 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
Gómez 9 | (8–12) | Y. El-Deraa 8 | ||
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FT: 25–25 ET: 4–3 |
Judo
Egypt qualified two judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Youssry Samy (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg) and Abdelrahman Abdelghany (men's half-middleweight, 81 kg) qualified via quota based on the IJF World Ranking List and continental quota based on the Olympic point rankings.
Modern pentathlon
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Egyptian modern pentathletes confirmed four quota places for Paris 2024. Mohanad Shaban secured an outright berth in the men's event by winning the gold medal in a dramatic sprint to the finish line at the 2023 UIPM World Cup Final in Ankara, Turkey;[19][20] Ahmed El-Gendy and Malak Ismail secured an outright berth in their respective gender events by winning the 2023 Africa & Oceania Championships in Cairo;[21] and Salma Abdelmaksoud qualified through the final Olympic ranking.
Rowing
Egyptian rowers qualified two boats, each in the men's lightweight double sculls and single sculls for the Games through the 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[22]
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
Egyptian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 African Regatta in Soma Bay, Egypt.[23]
- Medal race events
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
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Egyptian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 African Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[24]
- Men
- Women
- Mixed
Swimming
Egyptian swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[25]
Table tennis
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Egypt entered a full squad of male & female table tennis player into the Games, by virtue of their gold medal results at the 2023 ITTF African Championships in Tunis, Tunisia.[26]
- Men
- Women
- Mixed
Taekwondo
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Egypt qualified three athletes to compete at the games. Seif Eissa obtained one of five available spots in the men's 80 kg division through the final Olympics ranking. Meanwhile, Ahmed Nassar and Aya Shehata qualified for Paris 2024 following the triumph of their victory in the semifinal round in their own respective division at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[27]
Tennis
Egypt entered only one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. Mayar Sherif secured an outright berth by winning the bronze medal at the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana, who replaced the gold medalist Angella Okutoyi of Kenya.
Volleyball
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Beach
Egypt women's pair qualified for Paris after winning the 2024 CAVB Continental Cup Final in Martil, Morocco.[28]
Indoor
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Men's tournament
Egypt's men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by finishing as the top-ranked African nation in the June 2024 edition of the FIVB World Rankings.[29]
- Team roster
The roster was announced on 9 July 2024.[30]
Head coach: Fernando Muñoz[31]
- 2 Ahmed Azab Abdelrahman OH
- 5 Mohamed Osman Elhaddad MB
- 6 Mohamed Hassan L
- 8 Abdelrahman Elhossiny Eissa OH
- 9 Mohamed Sayedin Asran OH
- 10 Mohamed Masoud MB
- 12 Hossam Abdalla (c) S
- 14 Seifeldin Hassan Aly OP
- 15 Abdelrahman Seoudy MB
- 16 Mostafa Gaber Abdelsalam Abdelmoaty S
- 17 Reda Haikal OP
- 22 Mohamed Moustafa Issa OH
- Group play
27 July 2024 17:00 |
Poland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,408 Referees: Epaminondas Gerothodoros (GRE), Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) |
(25–21, 25–19, 25–13) P2 Report |
30 July 2024 09:00 |
Italy ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,415 Referees: Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE), Wojciech Maroszek (POL) |
(25–15, 25–16, 25–20) P2 Report |
2 August 2024 13:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
South Paris Arena 1, Paris Attendance: 9,407 Referees: Scott Dziewirz (CAN), Wang Ziling (CHN) |
(25–11, 25–13, 25–16) P2 Report |
Weightlifting
Egypt entered five weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Karim Abokahla (men's 89 kg), Abdelrahman El-Sayed (men's +102 kg), Neama Said (women's 71 kg), Sara Ahmed (women's 81 kg) and Halima Abbas (women's +81 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.
Wrestling
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Egypt qualified eleven wrestlers for the following classes in the Olympic competition. Abdellatif Mohamed qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia;[32] nine wrestlers qualified by winning the semifinal round at the 2024 African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Alexandria, Egypt;[33][34][35] and one wrestler qualified for the games through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.
Key:
- VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
- VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
- PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
- PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
- ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Freestyle
- Greco-Roman
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