Egypt at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Egypt at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing | ||||||||||
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| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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| 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960* • 1964* • 1968* • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
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| Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Egypt will compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics which will be held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
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Archery
Egypt will send archers to the Olympics for the third time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Amr Ghanem earned the country a qualifying spot in the men's competition by placing second in the 2008 African championship.[1] Amira Mansour did the same in the women's competition.[2] Egypt has not confirmed its Olympic entrants.
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Boxing
Egypt qualified three boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Yasser was the first to qualify, at the World Championships.[3] The other two Egyptian boxers qualified at the first African qualifying tournament.[4]
- Welterweight: Hosam Bakr Abdin
- Middleweight: Mohamed Hikal
- Light heavyweight: Ramadan Yasser
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