Egypt at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Egypt at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Egypt
games=2008 Summer
competitors= 103
sports= 17
flagbearer=Karam Gaber
bronze=1
rank=81
officials=

Egypt competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

Medalists

Athletics

Men

;Track and road events

Boxing

Egypt qualified three boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Yasser was the first to qualify, at the World Championships. [http://www.aiba.org/documents/site1/World%20Championships/2007/2008%20Olympic%20Qualified%20Boxers.pdf World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007] ] The other two Egyptian boxers qualified at the first African qualifying tournament. [http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=876 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament] ]

Women

Handball

Men
Egypt qualified by winning the 2008 African Championship in Angola.

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Judo

Men

Women

Shooting

Men

Synchronized swimming

Egypt also qualified for Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo

Women

Women

;Greco-Roman

References

;General
*cite journal | last = Mazhar | first = Inas | title = Egypt's new Olympic prodigy | journal = Al-Ahram Weekly | issue = 911 | date = 21 - 27 August 2008 | url = http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/911/sp3.htm | issn = 1110-2977 | oclc = 163624446 | accessdate = 2008-08-24;Specific

ee also

* Egypt at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

External Links

[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/NOC/EGY.shtml Egyptian NOC page on official 2008 Summer Olympics Website]


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