Egypt at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

Egypt at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	EGY
NPC	Egyptian Paralympic Committee
Website	paralympic.org.eg
in Stoke Mandeville/New York
Competitors	28
Medals Ranked 33rd	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 5 Total 7
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Egypt competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. The country's 28 representatives participated in several sports including goalball, winning 7 medals.

Background

These were the first Games that Egypt participated in under the aegis of a national disability sports federation.^[1]

Medals

28 competitors from Egypt won 7 medals including 1 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze and finished 33rd in the medal table.^[2]

Goalball

Main article: Goalball at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

Egypt won a silver medal in goalball, losing the gold medal match to the United States.^[1][3]

Wheelchair basketball

Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

The men's wheelchair basketball event took place at Stoke Mandeville, England at the Ludwig Guttmann Sports Center. These were the first Games where players with a disability other than a spinal cord injury could compete in wheelchair basketball. Egypt's team included Sallama Abdel Aal, Ramadan Nel Assal, Yossri Aziz, Mohamed Malakouf, Essmat Mawgood, Mohamed Nada, Wagih Nagib, Ibrahim Abdel Samee, Mohamed Samir, and Mohamed Shaat. They finished with a record of 0 wins and 4 losses. They opened against France, losing 118 - 30. Their next game was against, where they went lost 108 - 13. Their third game was against Japan, where they lost 125 - 26. Their last game was against Australia, who crushed them 120 - 19. They finished last in Pool C.^[4]

See also

• Egypt at the Paralympics
• Egypt at the 1984 Summer Olympics

References

1. Administrator. "Results". egyptparalympic.org. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
2. "Egypt - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
3. "The United States Association of Blind Athletes". usaba.org. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
4. Labanowich, Stan; Thiboutot, Armand “Tip” (2009). "Paralympic Games (Men) 1984 - 2008". Wheelchairs can jump! (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2016-10-26.