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Egypt
Key Facts
Top medal sports
(pre-2012)
Capital
Cairo
Population
82,500,000
Size
1,000,000km²
Languages
- Arabic
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Egypt at the Olympics
58 London 2012 ranking
80 Beijing 2008 ranking
1912 First Olympic appearance
Athletes from Egypt
-
Alaaeldin Abouelkassem
Fencing Medallist -
Karam Mohamed Gaber Ebrahim
Wrestling Medallist -
Amro El Geziry
Modern Pentathlon -
Nour Elafandi
Synchronised Swimming -
Hossam Hassan
Football -
Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly
Athletics -
Mohamed Fathalla Difallah
Athletics -
Aly Lotfi
Football -
Omar Assar
Table Tennis -
Nada Kamel
Archery -
Ahmed Magdy
Football -
Salma Mahmoud El Said Mohamed
Gymnastics - Artistic
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Egypt vs Great Britain
Egypt
London 2012 medal count
2
Beijing 2008 medal count
1
Best medal haul
5 London 1948
London 2012 ranking
58
Beijing 2008 ranking
80
First Olympic appearance
1912
Great Britain
London 2012 ranking
3
Beijing 2008 ranking
4
First Olympic appearance
1896
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 0 | RANK 14 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 0 | RANK 9 |
Egypt Medallists
- Silver
Karam Mohamed Gaber Ebrahim Men's Greco-Roman 84kg - Silver
Alaaeldin Abouelkassem Men's Individual Foil
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