Egypt at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Egypt
, represented by the Egyptian Olympic Committee
, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, Greece
.
Egypt's anthem, Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
("My Homeland, My Homeland, My Homeland") was played when Egypt won a gold medal.
Women's individual:
Women's hammer:
Men's Light Welterweight (64 kg)
Men's Welterweight (69 kg)
Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
Men's Super Heavyweight (over 91 kg)
Men's foil individual:
Women's foil individual:
Men's épée team:
Men's foil team:
Men's 73 kg:
Men's 81 kg:
Men's 90 kg:
Men's 100 kg:
Men's 100+ kg:
Women's 78+ kg:
Women's
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, represented by the Egyptian Olympic Committee
Egyptian Olympic Committee
The Egyptian Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Egypt and a part of the International Olympic Committee. It was formed in 1910, with the symbolic participation of Egypt in the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games...
, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
Egypt's anthem, Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady is the national anthem of Egypt. The melody was composed by Sayed Darwish and was adopted in 1979. Although the modern version has three stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today...
("My Homeland, My Homeland, My Homeland") was played when Egypt won a gold medal.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18... |
Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg | August 26 | ||
| Boxing Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each... |
Super heavyweight | August 29 | ||
| Boxing Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each... |
Heavyweight | August 28 | ||
| Boxing Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each... |
Light heavyweight | August 29 | ||
| Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women.... |
Men's 58 kg | August 26 |
Archery
Men's individual:- Youssef Maged - 58th place
- Ismail EssamIsmail EssamIsmail Essam is an athlete from Egypt. He competes in archery.Essam competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first round of elimination on both occasions, placing 56th overall in 2000 and 62nd in 2004.-References:...
- 62nd place
Women's individual:
- Lamia Bahnasawy - 58th place
- May Mansour - 64th place
Athletics
Men's discus:- Omar Ahmed El GhazalyOmar Ahmed El GhazalyOmar Ahmed El Ghazaly is an Egyptian discus thrower.In 1999 he was recruited by former African shot put champion Nagui Asaad, who was setting up a throwing school that also included hammer thrower Mohsen El Anany and shot putter Yasser Fathy...
- Round 1, 55.53 metres (did not advance)
Women's hammer:
- Marwa HusseinMarwa HusseinMarwa Ahmed Hussein Arafat is an Egyptian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 68.48 metres, achieved in February 2005 in Cairo. This is the current African record....
- Round 1: 62.27 metres
Boxing
Egypt sent six boxers to Athens. They competed in the six heaviest weight classes, with no competitors in Lightweight or below. Five of the Egyptian boxers won their first bouts on the team's way to a silver medal and two bronzes. Their combined record was 10-6, with two of the losses coming from walkovers. Egypt was 7th in the medal ranking for boxing.Men's Light Welterweight (64 kg)
- Saleh Khoulef
- Round of 32 - Lost to Alexandr MaletinAlexandr MaletinAlexandr Ivanovich Maletin is a boxer from Russia best known to win the lightweight world championships 1997.-Career:Maletin won the bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
of RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, outscored
- Round of 32 - Lost to Alexandr Maletin
Men's Welterweight (69 kg)
- Mohamed Hekal
- Round of 32 - Defeated Basharmal SultaniBasharmal SultaniBasharmal Sultani is an Afghan Olympic athlete, who competed in boxing in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was invited to participate by the International Olympic Committee.-References:...
of AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, 40-12 - Round of 16 - Lost to Oleg SaitovOleg SaitovOleg Elekpayevich Saitov is a Russian boxer. He studied journalism in Ryazan, a city of approximately one million people south of Moscow.He won the Olympic gold medal at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in the welterweight division, and bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics. He was the winner of the...
of RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, 18-17
- Round of 32 - Defeated Basharmal Sultani
Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
- Ramadan YasserRamadan YasserRamadan Yasser Abdel Ghaffar is a boxer from Egypt.-Career:Yasser won the gold medal in the men's middleweight division at the 1999 All-Africa Games and went to the Olympics 2000 where he lost his first match 7:8 to Korea's Im Jeong-Bin...
- Round of 32 - Bye
- Round of 16 - Defeated Marian SimionMarian SimionMarian Simion is a Romanian boxer, who competed in the Light Middleweight at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal...
of RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, 36-29 - Quarterfinal - Lost to Gennadiy GolovkinGennadiy GolovkinGennadiy Gennadyevich Golovkin is an undefeated Kazakh boxer who competed in the Middleweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal...
of KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
, 31-20
Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
- Ahmed Ismail - bronze medal
- Round of 32 - Defeated Shohrat Kurbanov of TurkmenistanTurkmenistanTurkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
, 44-22 - Round of 16 - Defeated Trevor StewardsonTrevor StewardsonTrevor Stewardson is a boxer from Canada, competing in the light heavyweight division. He represented Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was eliminated in the second round by Ahmed Ismail of Egypt who went on to win the bronze medal...
of CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, 38-22 - Quarterfinal - Defeated Elias PavlidisElias PavlidisElias Pavlidis , sometimes written Helias or Ilias Pavlidis, is a Greek amateur boxer best known to compete at the Athens Olympics 2004...
of GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, injury - Semifinal - Lost to Magomed AripgadjievMagomed AripgadjievMagomed Aripgadzhiyev or Mahamed Ali is a Belarusian boxer, who competed in the Men's Light Heavyweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal...
of BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, 23-20
- Round of 32 - Defeated Shohrat Kurbanov of Turkmenistan
Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
- Mohamed ElsayedMohamed ElsayedMohamed Elsayed is an Egyptian boxer who competed in the heavyweight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
- bronze medal- Round of 16 - Defeated Igor AlborovIgor AlborovIgor Alborov is a Russian boxer from Uzbekistan, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Asian country...
of UzbekistanUzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
, by decision (18-18) - Quarterfinal - Defeated Adam ForsythAdam ForsythAdam Forsyth is an Australian amateur boxer who competed at the 2004 Olympics in the men's heavyweight division....
of AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 27-12 - Semifinal - Lost to Viktar ZuyevViktar ZuyevViktar Zuyev is a boxer from Belarus best known to win the heavyweight silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Career:The aggressive and hard punching southpaw won a silver medal at the Euro 2004....
of BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, walkover
- Round of 16 - Defeated Igor Alborov
Men's Super Heavyweight (over 91 kg)
- Mohamed AlyMohamed AlyMohammed Aly Reda is an Egyptian boxer who competed in the Super Heavyweight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal....
- silver medal- Round of 16 - Defeated Carlos TakamCarlos TakamArmand Carlos Netsing Takam is a boxer who represented Cameroon at the 2004 Summer Olympics at super heavyweight .-Amateur:2003, at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria, he captured the bronze medal in his weight division....
of CameroonCameroonCameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
, 32-19 - Quarterfinal - Defeated Jaroslav Jaksto of LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, 19-11 - Semifinal - Defeated Michel Lopez NunezMichel Lopez NuñezMichel López Núñez is a Cuban boxer who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:Olympic Results were:*Defeated Rustam Saidov...
of CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, 18-16 - Final - Lost to Alexander PovetkinAlexander PovetkinAlexander Vladimirovich Povetkin is a Russian boxer. He is the current holder of the WBA heavyweight title. His height is . Because of his amateur success, as well as his early pro accomplishments, he is seen as a leading contender in professional boxing's Heavyweight division...
of RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, walkover
- Round of 16 - Defeated Carlos Takam
Fencing
Men's épée individual:- Yasser Mahmoud - defeated in round of 32
- Ahmed Nabil - defeated in round of 32
- Mohanad Saif El Din Sabry - defeated in round of 64
Men's foil individual:
- Tamer Mohamed TahounTamer Mohamed TahounTamer Tahoun is the head coach of Premier Fencing Club NJ,USAHe is the Egyptian Senior National Champion up to 10 years from 1999 to 2008, participated in Junior and Senior World Championships and tow times Olympic Games . He finished 16th in the 2004 summer Olympics in Athens...
- defeated in round of 16 - Mostafa NagatyMostafa NagatyMostafa Nagaty is an Egyptian fencer. He competed in the individual foil events at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics and in the team foil events at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- defeated in round of 32 - Mostafa Anwar - defeated in round of 64
Women's foil individual:
- Shaimaa El Gammal - defeated in round of 32
Men's épée team:
- Yasser Mahmoud, Ibrahim Abd El Rahim and Ahmed Nabil - 8th place
Men's foil team:
- Mostafa Nagaty, Tamer Mohamed Tahoun, and Ali Tarek - 8th place
Handball
Men's: 12th place- Preliminary round: 0-0-5
- Classification (11/12): lost to Slovenia, 30-24
Hockey
Men's: 12th place- Preliminary round: 0-0-5
- Classification (9-12): lost to South Africa, 5-1
- Classification (11/12): lost to Argentina, 4-2
Judo
Men's 66 kg:- Amin MohamedAmin Mohamed-Achievements:-External links:* on JudoInside.com* on Yahoo! Sports...
- defeated in round of 32
Men's 73 kg:
- Haitham Awad - lost by walkover in round of 32
Men's 81 kg:
- Elsayed Aboumedan - defeated in round of 32
Men's 90 kg:
- Hesham MesbahHesham MesbahHesham Mesbah is an Egyptian judoka. He won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Egypt's first judo medal in 24 years.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
- defeated in round of 16
Men's 100 kg:
- Bassel Elgharabawy - defeated in round of 16; repechage round of 32
Men's 100+ kg:
- Islam Elshehaby - defeated in round of 32
Women's 78+ kg:
- Samah Ramadan - defeated in round of 32; repechage round of 32
Modern pentathlon
Men's- Raouf Abdel - 5084 (20th place)
Women's
- Aya MedanyAya MedanyAya Medany is a Egyptain modern pentathlete she was the first Egyptian pentathlete who is qualified for the Olympics and she is the youngest contestant in the history of the game, who reaches the Olympics.And she also gathered between the Youth, Junior's World CHAMPIONSHIP in the year 2006.-Career...
- 4852 (28th place)
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- 0-5-0
- Classification Matches
- 7th/12th place: Lost to CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
(1-12) - 11th/12th place: Lost to KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
(7-15) → 12th place - Team Roster
- Ragy Abdel Hady
- Karim Abdel Mohsen
- Mahmoud Ahmed
- Ahmed Badr
- Shady El-Helw
- Omar El-Sammany
- Mohamed Gamal-el-Din
- Sherif Khalil
- Bassel Mashhour
- Amr Mohamed
- Walid Rezk
- Hassan Sultan
- Ibrahim Zaher
See also
- Egypt at the 2005 Mediterranean GamesEgypt at the 2005 Mediterranean GamesEgypt competed at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain with a total number of 137 participants .- Gold:30px Boxing*Men's Middleweight : Mohamed Hikal30px Karate...