Egypt at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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.

Medalists

Gold

• Karam Gaber — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman (96 kg)

Silver

• Mohamed Aly — Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight (over 91 kg)

Bronze

• Ahmed Ismail — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
• Mohamed Elsayed — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
• Tamer Bayoumi — Taekwondo, Men's 58 kg

Results by event

Archery

Men's individual:

• Youssef Maged - 58th place
• Ismail Essam - 62nd place

Women's individual:

• Lamia Bahnasawy - 58th place
• May Mansour - 64th place

Athletics

Men's discus:

• Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly - Round 1, 55.53 metres (did not advance)

Women's hammer:

• Marwa Hussein - 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 (64kg)

• Saleh Khoulef
1. Round of 32 - Lost to Alexandr Maletin of Russia, outscored

Men's Welterweight (69kg)

• Mohamed Hekal
1. Round of 32 - Defeated Basharmal Sultani of Afghanistan, 40-12
2. Round of 16 - Lost to Oleg Saitov of Russia, 18-17

Men's Middleweight (75kg)

• Ramadan Yasser
1. Round of 32 - Bye
2. Round of 16 - Defeated Marian Simion of Romania, 36-29
3. Quarterfinal - Lost to Gennadiy Golovkin of Kazakhstan, 31-20

Men's Light Heavyweight (81kg)

• Ahmed Ismail - bronze medal
1. Round of 32 - Defeated Shohrat Kurbanov of Turkmenistan, 44-22
2. Round of 16 - Defeated Trevor Stewardson of Canada, 38-22
3. Quarterfinal - Defeated Elias Pavlidis of Greece, injury
4. Semifinal - Lost to Magomed Aripgadjiev of Belarus, 23-20

Men's Heavyweight (91kg)

• Mohamed Elsayed - bronze medal
1. Round of 16 - Defeated Igor Alborov of Uzbekistan, by decision (18-18)
2. Quarterfinal - Defeated Adam Forsyth of Australia, 27-12
3. Semifinal - Lost to Viktar Zuyev of Belarus, walkover

Men's Super Heavyweight (over 91kg)

• Mohamed Aly - silver medal
1. Round of 16 - Defeated Carlos Takam of Cameroon, 32-19
2. Quarterfinal - Defeated Jaroslav Jaksto of Lithuania, 19-11
3. Semifinal - Defeated Michel Lopez Nunez of Cuba, 18-16
4. Final - Lost to Alexander Povetkin of Russia, walkover

Equestrian

Individual jumping:

• Andre Sakakini riding Casper - qualifier, 63rd place

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 Tahoun - defeated in round of 16
• Mostafa Nagaty - 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 Ibrahim, 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 Mohamed - 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 Mesbah - 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 Medany - 4852 (28th place)

Water polo

Men's: 12th place

• Preliminary round: 0-5-0
• Classification 7-12: Lost to Croatia, 12-1
• Classification 11/12: Lost to Kazakhstan, 15-7

Officials

• President: Général Mounir Sabet
• Secretary General: Dr. Ismail Hamed Osman

See also

• Egypt at the 2005 Mediterranean Games