Egypt at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeEGY
NOCEgyptian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.egyptianolympic.org (in Arabic and English)
in Seoul, South Korea
17 September–2 October 1988
Competitors51 in 12 sports
Flag bearer Mohamed Khorshed
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

 United Arab Republic (1960, 1964)

Egypt competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 49 competitors, 48 men and 1 woman, took part in 36 events in 12 sports.[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 4 0 4
Basketball 12 0 12
Boxing 4 – 4
Equestrian 1 0 1
Fencing 2 0 2
Judo 3 0 3
Modern pentathlon 3 – 3
Shooting 2 0 2
Swimming 5 0 5
Table tennis 2 1 3
Weightlifting 5 – 5
Wrestling 7 – 7
Total 50 1 51

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ahmed Ghanem 400 metres hurdles 50.44 18 — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush Shot put 18.94 15 Did not advance
Ahmed Kamel Shatta 17.61 18 Did not advance
Mohamed Naguib Hamed Discus throw NM Did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Egypt men's Men's tournament  China
L 84–98 		 Spain
L 70–113 		 Canada
L 64–117 		 Brazil
L 85–138 		 United States
L 35–102 		6 —  Central African Republic
L 57–63 		 China
L 75–97 		12
Team roster

The following is the Egypt roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]

Egypt men's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
4 Alaa El-Din Abdoun 23 – (1965-02-19)19 February 1965 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
5 Hany Moussa 22 – (1966-06-19)19 June 1966 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
6 Ashraf Sedky 32 – (1956-03-10)10 March 1956 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 7 Mohamed Ismail 29 – (1958-10-28)28 October 1958 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
8 Alain Attalah 23 – (1964-10-05)5 October 1964 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
9 Abdel Meguid Amir 27 – (1961-06-18)18 June 1961
10 Ashraf El-Kordy 21 – (1967-01-15)15 January 1967 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
11 Emad El-Din Mahmoud Ali 22 – (1966-03-21)21 March 1966 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
12 Hisham Khalil 24 – (1963-11-08)8 November 1963 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
13 Mohamed El-Shakeri 19 – (1968-11-07)7 November 1968 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
14 El-Sayed Mohamed 23 – (1965-09-03)3 September 1965 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
15 Ahmed Soliman 22 – (1965-12-11)11 December 1965 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 485 302 +183 10 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 5 4 1 484 435 +49 9
3  Brazil 5 3 2 590 522 +68 8
4  Canada 5 2 3 479 455 +24 7
5  China 5 1 4 433 527 −94 6 9th–12th classification round
6  Egypt 5 0 5 338 568 −230 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
September 17
China  98–84  Egypt
Scoring by half: 47–43, 51–41
September 20
Egypt  70–113  Spain
Scoring by half: 44–57, 26–56
September 21
Canada  117–64  Egypt
Scoring by half: 61–32, 56–32
23 September 1988
Brazil  138–85  Egypt
Scoring by half: 66–38, 72–47
24 September 1988
Egypt  35–102  United States
Scoring by half: 21–62, 14–40
Classification round 9–12
26 September 1998 (1998-09-26)
09:45
Central African Republic  63–57  Egypt
Scoring by half: 33–31, 30–26
Pts: F. Goporo, Bella 15
Rebs: Lavodrama 16
Asts: Lavodrama 7		 Pts: Khalil 17
Rebs: Khalil 8
Asts: Amir 4
Classification round 11/12
29 September 1998 (1998-09-29)
14:30
Egypt  75–97  China
Scoring by half: 42–56, 33–41
Pts: Khalil 26
Rebs: Moussa 6
Asts: Moussa, Sedky 1		 Pts: Zhang Y. 33
Rebs: Song 12
Asts: Sun, Wang L., Zhang Y. 3

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Moustafa Esmail Light flyweight Bye  Serantes (PHI)
L RSC R2 		Did not advance
Gamal El-Din El-Koumy Flyweight  Hussain (IRQ)
W 4–1 		 Gül (TUR)
W 4–1 		 Todorov (BUL)
L Walkover 		Did not advance
Mohamed Hegazi Lightweight  Ranamagar (NEP)
W 5–0 		 Onoko (NGR)
W 5–0 		 Saïd (ALG)
W 5–0 		 Zülow (GDR)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Ahmed El-Nagar Light heavyweight —  Nanton (VIN)
W Walkover 		 Collins (GRN)
W 5–0 		 Petrich (POL)
L 0–5 		Did not advance

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Round 1 Round 2 Total
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Penalties Rank
André Salah Sakakini Tric Trac 2 Individual 0.00 71 33.00 41 33.00 58 Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, both men, represented Egypt in 1988.

Individual
Pool stages
Athlete Event Group Stage 1 Group Stage 2 Group Stage 3
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Abdel Monem El-Husseini Men's foil  Gey (FRG)
L 3–5 		 Strand (SWE)
W 5–1 		 Turiace (ARG)
W 5–3 		 Fonseca (BRA)
W 5–2 		— 2 Q  Bel (FRA)
L 2–5 		 Koretsky (URS)
L 3–5 		 Emura (JPN)
L 2–5 		 Harper (GBR)
W 5–4 		 Littell (USA)
W 5–2 		4 Q  Wagner (GDR)
L 0–5 		 Szekeres (HUN)
L 0–5 		 Gey (FRG)
L 3–5 		 Cerioni (ITA)
W 5–4 		5
Ahmed Mohamed  Numa (ITA)
L 3–5 		 Howe (GDR)
L 2–5 		 Marx (USA)
W 5–1 		 Cornet (PAR)
W 5–0 		 Kim (KOR)
L 4–5 		4 Q  Gátai (HUN)
L 2–5 		 Strand (SWE)
L 3–5 		 Sypniewski (POL)
L 2–5 		 Wagner (GDR)
L 3–5 		 Lao (CHN)
L 4–5 		5 Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Emad El-Din Hassan 60 kg Bye  Roux (FRA)
L Yusei-gachi 		Did not advance
Walid Mohamed Hussain 78 kg  Németh (HUN)
W Koka 		 Legień (POL)
L Ippon 		Did not advance  García (ARG)
L Ippon 		Did not advance
Mohamed Ali Rashwan +95 kg — Bye  Bergmann (ISL)
W Ippon 		 Saito (JPN)
L Ippon 		Did not advance —  Zapryanov (BUL)
L Yusei-gachi 		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Egypt in 1988.

Athlete Event Riding
(show jumping) 		Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(300 m freestyle) 		Shooting
(Rapid fire pistol) 		Running
(4000 m) 		Total points Final rank
Penalties Rank MP points Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Points Rank MP Points Time Rank MP Points
Moustafa Adam Individual 88 16 1012 29–36 39 728 3:36.67 45 1140 190 31 912 15:24.42 60 793 4585 49
Mohamed Abdou El-Souad 0 1 1100 27–38 46 694 3:45.22 60 1072 196 4 1044 14:34.05 50 943 4853 31
Ayman Mahmoud 154 34 946 22–43 58 609 3:32.32 35 1176 189 34 890 13:57.17 33 1054 4675 45
Moustafa Adam
Mohamed Abdou El-Souad
Ayman Mahmoud 		Team 242 1 3058 78–117 16 2031 10:54.21 14 3388 575 6 2846 43:55.64 16 2790 14113 12

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Mixed
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Sherif Saleh Trap 142 25 Did not advance
Mohamed Khorshed Skeet 143 33 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank
Ahmed Abdullah 200 metre butterfly 2:05.28 31 Did not advance
Amin Amer 100 metre backstroke 1:00.76 39 Did not advance
Moustafa Amer 100 metre freestyle 53.57 45 Did not advance
200 metre freestyle 1:57.50 47 Did not advance
Mohamed El-Azoul 50 metre freestyle 24.64 42 Did not advance
Mohamed Hassan 25.11 48 Did not advance
Mohamed El-Azoul
Amin Amer
Mohamed Hassan
Moustafa Amer 		4 × 100 metre freestyle relay DQ Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Sherif El-Saket Singles  Kim (KOR)
L 0–3 		 Domuschiev (BUL)
L 1–3 		 Persson (SWE)
L 0–3 		 Molenda (POL)
L 1–3 		 Saito (JPN)
L 0–3 		 Gambra (CHI)
L 0–3 		 Mehta (IND)
L 0–3 		8 Did not advance
Ashraf Helmy  Douglas (GBR)
L 0–3 		 Huang (TPE)
L 0–3 		 Saif (PAK)
W 3–1 		 Kalinić (YUG)
L 0–3 		 Kano (BRA)
L 0–3 		 Fermín (DOM)
W 3–1 		 Lindh (SWE)
L 0–3 		7 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Nihal Meshref Singles  Vriesekoop (NED)
L 0–3 		 Perkučin (YUG)
L 0–3 		 Gergelcheva (BUL)
L 0–3 		 Kim de Rimasa (ARG)
L 1–3 		 Šafářová (TCH)
L 0–3 		6 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ramadan Aly 52 kg 100.0 10 NM DNF
Khalil El-Sayed 75 kg 142.5 12 172.5 16 315.0 13
Mahmoud Mahgoub 90 kg NM DNF
Reda El-Batoty +110 kg 175.0 4 217.5 6 392.5 6
Adhan Mohamed 152.5 11 190.0 11 342.5 12

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Group Stage Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
Abdellatif Abdellatif 68 kg  Lagerborg (SWE)
L 0–9 		 Koçak (TUR)
L Fall 		Did not advance — 12 Did not advance
Moustafa Ramadan Hussein 82 kg  N'To (CMR)
W Fall 		 Stoykov (BUL)
L Passivity 		 Komáromi (HUN)
L 0–17 		Did not advance — 7 Did not advance
Kamal Ibrahim 90 kg  Bernstein (ISR)
L 8–11 		Bye  Leitão (BRA)
W 17–0 		 Pikilidis (GRE)
L 0–9 		Did not advance — 5 Did not advance
Hassan El-Hadad 130 kg  Ramsaran (MRI)
W Fall 		 Jassim (IRQ)
W Passivity 		 Deguchi (JPN)
W Fall 		 Gerovski (BUL)
L 0–5 		Bye — 2  Johansson (SWE)
L Passivity 		4
Freestyle
Athlete Event Group Stage Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mohamed El-Khodary 68 kg  Manzur (ESA)
W 19–3 		 Khadem (IRI)
L 0–16 		 Wattar (SYR)
L 3–14 		Did not advance 9 Did not advance
Moustafa Ramadan Hussein 82 kg  Ito (JPN)
L 0–4 		 Iglesias (ARG)
W 10–5 		 Nikolovski (YUG)
L 4–6 		Did not advance — 10 Did not advance
Hassan El-Hadad 130 kg  Baumgartner (USA)
L DQ 		Did not advance — 8 Did not advance

References

  1. ^ "Egypt at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  2. ^ Egypt at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  3. ^ "1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 31 July 2018.


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