egypt summer olympics egypt competed summer olympics london july august sending largest total egyptian athletes participated events sports women taking nation opening ceremonies medalist summer olympics egypt won medals london earned silver men foil competitor african nation win fencing medal captured silver men wrestling event achievements nation competitor sprint egyptian female appear editions olympics prior egypt sent athletes nineteen editions summer olympic games games equestrian summer olympics winter olympics games began distributed gear athletes financial troubles following egyptian revolution ended legitimate equipment addition success silver finished podium fourth men event fifth respective events olympic bronze medalist nation successful edition chosen carry egypt flag closing ceremony aside team sport football participants fencing wrestling sports egypt participated sending representatives wrestling exclusively male female taking sport egyptian female participation synchronized swimming woman tournament olympics nation sent women fencing highest mixed sport tournaments potential men women egypt qualified females males males females track field athletics boxing equestrian football sailing background prior egypt sent athletes nineteen editions summer olympic games times games equestrian summer olympics winter olympics exception soviet summer olympics egypt delegation largest chose olympic medalist opening ceremony total men women travelled london competed different sports largest delegation women country olympic history prior start olympic games distributed gear chinese distributor athletes financial troubles following egyptian revolution ended equipment despite eventual willingness pay competitors nation female appear fourth olympic games olympic roman wrestling returned compete boxer shooter fourth appearance games athletes olympic appearance modern table tennis player wrestlers shooter aged oldest athlete team sprint freestyle swimmer youngest age selected egypt closing ceremony egyptian male female qualified olympics earned african championships finished second tournament entered men individual event won medals pan arab games gold individual metres silver individual team event london scored points ranking round placed 57th overall competitors round defeated eighth ranked canada sets faced representing chinese lost round sets eliminated tournament leaving final ranking 17th earned seven medals pan arab games won women event african championships entered individual tournament scored points ranking round placed 56th overall participants defeated russia sets opening round finished event key competitor won match competitor lost match bronze medal match athletics seven egyptian athletes men woman qualified olympics compete lone woman slated run metres withdrew injury egyptian participate event veteran metre event summer olympics won gold medals metres pan arab african games metres pan arab mediterranean games african championships met qualifying standard metres metres drew heat world record holder defending olympic champion jamaica finished fourth insufficient advance result opening heats met qualifying standard metres won opening heat london advancing semifinals placed heat kenya world record holder upcoming gold medalist finished eighth competitors failing reach final remaining qualified standard competed field events experienced quartet senior international medals going bronze african championships athletics addition past olympic appearances london finished 26th participants best throw meters throw missed summer olympics despite having silver medalist pan arab games won event african championships pan arab games london placed 29th competitors best throw meters hammer throw gold medalist african games silver medalist african championships pan arab games london 29th participants best throw meters come fourth africa games 37th competitors qualifying round long jump london distance meters advance final men track road events field events road events note ranks given track events athlete heat key qualified round round applicable event athlete failed start event egyptian player qualified olympics veteran summer games trained london graduate student world qualified player african continent women singles lost france ireland finished group eliminated tournament key competitor lost match bronze medal match boxing egyptian qualified olympics men earned spots african boxing olympic qualification tournament egyptian win bout london division defeated kenya losing round successful major international tournament pan arab games runner experienced boxer competed light categories summer olympics respectively international boxing african champion mediterranean champion champion african champion won bronze medal world championships representing egypt lost bout bronze medalist pan arab games received bye opening round light class defeated turkey round lost bouts eventual silver medalist han soon south korea hungary lightweight light events respectively men key competitor won match competitor lost match bye athlete required compete round egypt olympic competitor canoe qualified games having taken sport abandoning initial pursuit rowing qualified metres coming event africa games olympic spots originally meant finishers south_africa tunisia south_africa select games best time metres earned spot event continental eliminated opening round events london finishing heats sprint equestrian egyptian equestrian qualified jumping olympics veteran games qualified horse ranking world equestrian games months leading olympics trained time netherlands won silver medal team jumping event pan arab games london survived qualifying course finishing penalties eliminated placing 51st round additional penalties jumping key qualified round fencing egyptian men women qualified olympics men women qualified foil teams african nation category selected second highest ranked men women sabre respectively final competitors women men sabre won african earn spots foil teams lost opening rounds great_britain eliminated tournament men events captured gold individual team foil events pan arab games won silver medal men foil losing final china qualify final defeated american germany italy south_korea african win olympic fencing medal teammates gold medal winning foil team pan arab games won bronze individually defeated fellow egyptian opening round losing russia round won gold individual team events pan arab games defeated opening rounds eventual gold medalist venezuela malaysia respectively women won bouts london egyptian female compete olympics having taken editions won match competitor lost match bronze medal match round applicable event bye athlete required compete round football men tournament egyptian national football team qualified olympics place finish championship nation olympic appearance games chose players squad coached tournament egypt drawn lost match brazil tied new_zealand defeated advance knockout stage fifth time tournaments egypt progressed group stage egypt met japan lost eliminating tournament team roster following egypt squad men football tournament summer olympics coach indicates player born prior january according regulations players permitted olympic squad group play egyptian artistic rhythmic qualified olympics lone male invited london highest ranked african individual world artistic championships individual arab champion tournament taken gold horizontal bar horse vault team event london best event vault finished 12th 52nd horizontal bar 56th floor 57th horse 61st rings parallel bars final rank individual 37th qualified olympics second ranked world championships having offered spot highest placed african south_africa turned invitation injury taken break active competition recovering injury came shortly world championships taken individual title arab games african championships veteran tournament egypt victorious team african championships london best event balance beam placed 42nd 63rd uneven bars floor exercise ranked 41st overall individual 53rd balance beam finished floor exercise suffering injury rhythmic qualified performer africa world rhythmic championships london 23rd ball 20th clubs ribbon finish 23rd competitors overall artistic men floor exercise horse rings vault parallel bars horizontal bar round applicable event women floor exercise horse uneven bars balance beam round applicable event rhythmic egyptian qualified olympics men advanced round african africa games champion runner mediterranean games bronze medalist african championships earned spot event highest ranked african division defeated losing round pan arab african runner bronze medalist editions africa games qualified london ranked 18th world class won opening match defeated france eventual bronze medalist egypt medalist summer olympics returned division ranked 13th world eliminated match participated summer olympics international titles division far pan arab games open classes african championships runner category edition coming olympics ranked fourth world lost opening round final won african championship class mediterranean champion africa games runner earned bronze medal world championships qualified event olympic games ranked ninth worldwide defeated match france key competitor won match competitor lost match round applicable event bye athlete required compete round modern egyptian athletes qualified olympic modern tournament men woman veteran games experienced having competed internationally age won african championships earn spot london fifth title tournament women event london won fencing bouts ranked joint eighth round 18th swimming 19th riding 21st combined running shooting portion finish 16th overall men won african championships entered men event london won fencing bouts ranked joint thirteenth round 19th swimming 28th riding 31st combined running shooting competition finish 28th overall veteran games having won african championships following brother participated edition won bronze medal brother world modern championships eventually qualified olympics virtue world ranking received berth second round olympic spots won nations qualified maximum athletes london victorious fencing bouts ranked round won swimming event olympic record time placed 33rd 34th riding combined riding shooting competition finished 33rd overall key points points earned total score world record olympic record national record rowing events qualified olympic rowing tournament earned places november member national team din normally rowed double finished final 15th overall event world rowing championships london competed men single placed second final 20th overall men lightweight double final 25th overall world rowing championships finished 20th overall women version replaced regular partner finished qualified final medal qualified final non medal qualified final non medal qualified final non medal qualified final non medal qualified final non medal qualified semifinals qualified semifinals qualified semifinals qualified qualified world record olympic record national record round applicable event bye athlete required compete round sailing egyptian qualified olympics took sport teenager quit prior games injury entered competition won qualified world championships performed earn spot national delegation london finished overall net points eliminated prior medal round men key medal race eliminated advance medal race points race discarded competitor worst race shooting egypt earned seven places shooting events went men women competing women 17th event ranked higher egyptian shooter veteran summer olympics woman 41st competitors metre air rifle won medals team events pan arab games egypt best ranked man veteran olympic tournaments 18th participants men runner competed trap 22nd competitors 38th participants metre air pistol team gold medalist pan arab games finished 29th competitors metre air rifle world record olympic record national record swimming egyptian swimmers female males qualified olympics american born woman youngest member national delegation qualified games based having olympic standard time metre freestyle lead olympics won seven gold medals pan arab games metre butterfly title year world junior championships london sixth heat metre freestyle eliminated tournament ranking 42nd overall men qualified metre freestyle meeting olympic selection time international meet netherlands result prior olympics won bronze medal event pan arab games london heat 34th overall failing advance semifinals born egyptian training studying team olympic portugal june second opportunities having world championships games marathon kilometre 24th competitors qualified round world record olympic record national record round applicable event bye athlete required compete round synchronized swimming egypt synchronized swimming team qualified olympics african nation world championships second time nation qualified team event having previously appeared veterans tournament represented egypt duet placed 24th team competition nation finished seventh nations ranking higher australia key round applicable event table tennis egyptian table tennis players men women qualified olympics singles additional team events singles competitors qualified based achievements africa games tournament won singles event victorious egyptian team finished second doubles placed mixed doubles alongside won silver singles gold team event pan arab games london defeated ukraine opening round lost greece round runner singles africa games winner doubles bronze medalist mixed doubles alongside member gold medal earning egyptian team list international medals stretched african championships won gold medal team event previously appeared olympic games london defeated sweden croatia losing japan round team event joined olympic veteran victories went far doubles event arab championships eliminated opening round fourth singles africa games doubles mixed doubles respectively member gold medal winning egyptian team earned gold team event doubles silver singles pan arab games london defeated opening round denmark results african games fifth singles took gold singles doubles team events pan arab games london defeated russia overcome romania team event joined doubles mixed doubles runner team competition africa games egyptian women defeated dutch round men women key bronze medal match round applicable event bye athlete required compete round egyptian practitioners men women qualified olympics finished african qualification tournament men class second morocco bronze medalist olympics successful quartet class defeated round losing sudden death south_korea eventual silver medalist defeated thailand egyptian win match women overcame new_zealand defeated france eventual bronze medalist bout lost netherlands sudden death african champion eliminated sweden round women class key bye athlete required compete round decision sudden death point egyptian men qualified olympic tournament ranking seventh overall world championships women ranking fourteenth women gold medalist world championships pan arab games bronze medalist world championships veteran class summer olympics finished fifth class gold medalist pan arab games veteran class summer olympics fifth division class ninth event men silver medalist pan arab games bronze medalist world championships veteran class summer olympics nation best result fourth place finish division gold medalist pan arab games sixth event silver medalist pan arab games taken class summer olympics ninth event gold medalist pan arab games veteran event summer olympics tenth class gold medalist pan arab games fifth event world record olympic record national record wrestling thirteen egyptian wrestlers men woman qualified olympics men freestyle tournament class defeated opponent winning bout france round losing north_korea veteran tournament lost bout eventual bronze medalist iran qualified games winning african oceania qualification tournament numerous honors seven time african champion won gold medals mediterranean games pan arab games egyptian freestyle wrestler bout class lost eventual silver medalist georgia qualification round bulgaria african senior champion junior champion class class class qualified winning african oceania qualification tournament african champion gold medalist pan american games won gold medals africa games mediterranean games pan arab games disqualified arriving late events time bronze medalist pan arab games eliminated opening round united_states women freestyle wrestling qualified class coming second african oceania qualification tournament tunisia games defeated ukraine round wrestling gold medal winner class summer olympics won silver medal class losing final russia way defeated croatia france poland qualified winning african oceania qualification tournament egyptian wrestler win bout class qualified games coming second african oceania qualification tournament tunisia held numerous international titles won african championships participated class summer olympics defeated ecuador round losing eventual bronze medalist georgia competing class competing class lost round eventual finalists defeated second time african champion qualified olympics winning african oceania qualification tournament london lost georgia russia eventual silver bronze respectively african runner second african oceania qualification tournament tunisia games lost olympic champion cuba georgia lost opening bouts eliminated appearing competing class junior senior african champion won african oceania qualifying tournament competing class runner african championships pan arab games african oceania qualifying tournament tunisia tunisia times numerous international honors winning class pan arab games veteran class summer olympics class edition london competed class qualified coming fifth world championships men freestyle freestyle key bronze medal match victory fall loser technical points decision points loser technical points bye athlete required compete round
Egypt at the 2012 Summer Olympics