United Arab Republic at the 1968 Summer Olympics

United Arab Republic at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United Arab Republic
IOC code	RAU
NOC	United Arab Republic
Website	www.egyptianolympic.org (in Arabic and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors	30 in 7 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1960 1964
Other related appearances
Egypt (1912–)  Syria (1948–)

Egypt, as the United Arab Republic, competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 30 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 7 sports.^[1]

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Four fencers, all men, represented Egypt in 1968.

Men's foil

• Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini
• Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi
• Moustafa Soheim

Men's team foil

• Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini, Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi, Moustafa Soheim, Ahmed Zein El-Abidin

Men's épée

• Ahmed Zein El-Abidin

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Two shooters represented Egypt in 1968.

Trap

• Mohamed Mehrez
• Badir Shoukri

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (2:13)
  • Lost to Italy (1:10)
  • Lost to Greece (6:7)
  • Lost to Japan (4:7)
  • Lost to Netherlands (3:6)
  • Lost to East Germany (2:19)
  • Tied with Mexico (3:3)
• Classification Matches
  • 13th/15th place: Lost to Brazil (3:5) → Fifteenth place
• Team Roster
  • Adel El-Moalem
  • Alaa El-Shafei
  • Ashraf Gamil
  • Galal Touny
  • Haroun Touny
  • Hossam El-Baroudi
  • Khaled El-Kashef
  • Mohamed El-Bassiouni
  • Sameh Soliman
  • Salah Shalaby
  • Sameh Soliman

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Egypt at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-29.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports