Egypt competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually took place from 23 July to 8 August 2021. Since the nation's Olympics debut in 1912, Egyptian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except 1932 and 1980, joining the United States-led boycott in the latter.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Feryal Abdelaziz Karate Women's +61 kg Ahmed El-Gendy Modern pentathlon Men's individual Hedaya Malak Taekwondo Women's 67 kg Seif Eissa Taekwondo Men's 80 kg Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg Giana Farouk Karate Women's 61 kg
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football and handball are not counted: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 1 2Artistic swimming 0 8 8Athletics 4 0 4Badminton 1 2 3Boxing 2 0 2Canoeing 1 1 2Cycling 0 1 1Diving 1 1 2Equestrian 3 0 3Fencing 7 4 11Football 18 0 18Gymnastics 2 9 11Handball 14 0 14Judo 3 0 3Karate 2 3 5Modern pentathlon 2 2 4Rowing 1 0 1Sailing 1 1 2Shooting 7 4 11Swimming 3 1 4Table tennis 3 3 6Taekwondo 2 2 4Tennis 1 1 2Triathlon 0 1 1Wrestling 6 2 8 Total 85 47 132
Archery
Two Egyptian archers qualified for the inaugural mixed team event, along with the men's and women's individual recurve, by winning the gold medal at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankYoussof TolbaMen's individual64556L 4–6Did not advanceAmal AdamWomen's individual57063L 0–6Did not advanceYoussof TolbaAmal AdamMixed team121529colspan=2 Did not advance
Artistic swimming
Egypt fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team event through an African continental selection in the team free routine at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankHanna HiekalLaila MohsenDuet77.86251978.9000156.762519Did not advanceNora AzmyHanna HiekalMaryam MaghrabyLaila MohsenFarida RadwanNehal SaafanShahd SamerJayda SharafTeam77.91478colspan=3 80.0000157.91478
Athletics
Egyptian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMostafa Amr HassanMen's shot put21.236 Q20.738Mohamed Magdi Hamza Khalif19.8225Did not advanceIhab AbdelrahmanMen's javelin throw81.9213Did not advanceMostafa El GamelMen's hammer throw72.7623Did not advance
Badminton
Egypt entered three badminton players (one male and two female) for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings.
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankDoha HanyWomen's singlesL (5–21, 3–21)L (5–21, 5–21)3Did not advanceDoha HanyHadia HosnyWomen's doublesL (7–21, 3–21)L (6–21, 10–21)L (5–21, 6–21)4Did not advanceAdham Hatem ElgamalDoha HanyMixed doublesL (5–21, 10–21)L (7–21, 3–21)L (9–21, 4–21)4Did not advance
Boxing
Egypt entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian and 2015 African Games silver medalist Abdelrahman Oraby scored an outright semifinal victory to secure a spot in the men's light heavyweight division at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal. Reigning African Games champion Yousry Hafez completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Africa in the men's super heavyweight division of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAbdelrahman OrabyMen's light heavyweightL 0–5Did not advanceYousry HafezMen's super heavyweightL 0–5Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Egyptian canoeists qualified two boats in each of the following distances for the Games by receiving spare berths freed up by South Africa at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMomen MahranMen's K-1 200 m38.8505 QF37.8364Did not advanceSamaa AhmedWomen's K-1 500 m2:13.0077 QF2:06.0335Did not advance Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Track Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Egypt entered one rider to compete in the women's omnium based on her final individual UCI Olympic rankings.
Omnium AthleteEventScratch raceTempo raceElimination racePoints raceTotal pointsRankRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsEbtissam ZayedWomen's omnium16186178−20
Diving
Egypt sent three divers (two men and one woman) into the Olympic competition by winning the gold medal each in their respective individual events at the 2019 African Qualifying Meet in Durban, South Africa.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankMohab El-KordyMen's 3 m springboard422.7512 Q408.8511 Q393.1511Men's 10 m platform318.5523Did not advanceMaha GoudaWomen's 10 m platform275.3020Did not advance
Equestrian
Egypt fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the Olympic team jumping competition for the first time since 1960, after securing an outright berth, as one of two top-ranked nations, at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic qualifier for Group F (Africa and Middle East) in Rabat, Morocco.
Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRankNayel NassarIgor van de WittemoereIndividual0=1 Q1389.6324Abdel SaidBandit Savoie1562Did not advanceMouda ZeyadaGalanthos SHK1=26 Q886.6319Nayel NassarMohamed TalaatMouda ZeyadaIgor van de WittermoereDarshanGalanthos SHKTeam2911Did not advance
Fencing
Egyptian fencers qualified a full squad each in the men's and women's team foil and men's team sabre for the Games as the highest-ranked nation from Africa outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings. Rio 2016 Olympian Nada Hafez (women's sabre) earned another place on the Egyptian team as the highest-ranked fencer vying for individual qualification from Africa in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings, while Mohamed El-Sayed completed the nation's fencing roster for the Games by winning the final match of the men's épée at the African Zonal Qualifier in Cairo.
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankMohamed El-SayedÉpéeW 15–11W 15–9L 13–15Did not advanceAlaaeldin AbouelkassemFoilW 15–11W 15–12L 13–15Did not advanceMohamed HamzaW 15–13 W 15–13L 9–15 Did not advanceMohamed HassanL 6–15 Did not advanceAlaaeldin AbouelkassemMohamed DesoukyMohamed HassanYoussef Sanaa*Team foilcolspan=3 L 34–45Classification semifinalL 34–45Seventh place finalL 21–458Mohamed AmerSabreW 15–11L 9–15Did not advanceZiad El-SissyW 15–13L 12–15Did not advanceMohab SamerL 10–15Did not advanceMohamed AmerZiad El-SissyMohab SamerMedhat Moataz*Team sabrecolspan=2 W 45–32L 39–45Classification semifinalW 45–41Fifth place finalW 45–415
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankYara El-SharkawyFoilL 2–15Did not advanceNoha HanyL 6–15Did not advanceNoura MohamedL 5–15Did not advanceYara El-SharkawyNoha HanyNoura MohamedMariam El-Zoheiry*Team foilcolspan=3 L 21–45Classification semifinalL 27–45Seventh place finalL 28–458Nada HafezSabreL 4–15Did not advance
Football
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankEgypt men'sMen's tournamentD 0–0L 0–1W 2–02 QL 0–1Did not advance
Men's tournament
Egypt men's football team qualified for the Games by advancing to the final match of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, signifying the country's recurrence to the Olympic tournament after an eight-year absence.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Gymnastics
Artistic Egypt entered three artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Mandy Mohamed booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing seventeenth out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Meanwhile, Omer Mohamed and Zeina Ibrahim claimed additional places to join Mohamed on the Egyptian squad with a top-two finish in their respective individual events at the 2021 African Championships in Cairo.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankOmar MohamedAll-around13.23313.00012.50013.80013.30013.03378.86651Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankZeina IbrahimAll-around13.20012.50011.86611.70049.26664Did not advanceMandy Mohamed13.23311.03311.20012.83348.86667Did not advance
Rhythmic Egypt fielded a squad of rhythmic gymnasts to compete for the first time at the Olympics, by winning the gold each in the individual and group all-around at the 2020 African Championships in Sharm El Sheikh.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHabiba MarzoukIndividual21.70022.15021.1008.40073.35025Did not advance
AthletesEventQualificationFinal5 apps3+2 appsTotalRank5 apps.3+2 appsTotalRankLogin ElsasyedPolina FoudaSalma SalehMalak SelimTia SobhyGroup 36.300 33.050 69.350 13Did not advance
Trampoline Egypt qualified one gymnast each for the men's and women's trampoline by claiming the top spots, respectively, at the 2021 African Championships in Cairo.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankSeif Asser SherifMen's96.19010Did not advanceMalak HamzaWomen's94.720 9Did not advance
Handball
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankEgypt men'sMen's tournamentW 37–31L 32–27W 33–29W 27–22W 30–202 QW 31–26L 23–27L 31–334
Men's tournament
Egypt men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the final match of the 2020 African Men's Handball Championship in Tunis, Tunisia.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Judo
Egypt qualified three male judoka for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Mohamed Abdelmawgoud (men's half-lightweight, 66 kg), with Ramadan Darwish (men's half-heavyweight, 100 kg) earning his third consecutive trip to the Games, was selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021, while Rio 2016 Olympian Mohamed Abdelaal (men's half-middleweight, 81 kg) accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMohamed AbdelmawgoudMen's −66 kgL 00–10Did not advanceMohamed AbdelaalMen's −81 kgW 10–00L 00–01Did not advanceRamadan DarwishMen's −100 kgW 01–00L 00–01Did not advance
Karate