During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Egypt, along with many other countries, boycotted due to the participation of New Zealand, who still had sporting links with South Africa.
Athletes from Egypt, Cameroon, Morocco, and Tunisia competed on 18–20 July before these nations withdrew from the Games.
Results by event
Basketball
Men's team competition lost to 103–64 forfeited remaining games to , , , , , and → 12th place Team roster Sayed Aboul Dahab Mohamed Essam Khaled Mohamed Khaled El Said Fathi Mohamed Kamel Hamdi El Seoudi Mohamed Hanafi El Gohari Ahmed El Saharti Ismail Mohamed Aly Selim Medhat Mohsen Warda Osman Hassan Farid Mohamed Hamdi Osman Awad Abdel Nabi Head coach: Fouad Aboulkheir
Boxing
Light Flyweight Said Mohamed Abdelwahab defeated in first round (referee stopped match at 1:59 1st round) lost to in second round (walkover) Flyweight Said Ahmed Elashry defeated in first round (5–0) lost to in second round (walkover) Bantamweight Abdelnabi Elsayed Mahran lost to in first round (5–0)
Weightlifting
Flyweight Mustafa Aly Snatch: 90.0 kg (15th place) Clean and jerk: missed all 3 attempts Bantamweight Ahmed Mashall Snatch: 90.0 kg (19th place) Clean and jerk: 127.5 kg (14th place) Total: 217.5 kg (14th place)
References Official Olympic Reports