| Egypt at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | EGY |
| NOC | Egyptian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 120 in 22 sports |
| Flag bearers | Ahmed El-Ahmar (opening)[1] Hedaya Malak (closing)[2] |
| Medals Ranked 75th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games
––––  United Arab Republic (1960, 1964) | |
Egypt competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1912, Egyptian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except 1932 and 1980, joining the United States-led boycott in the latter.
The Egyptian Olympic Committee sent its largest ever delegation to the Games, with a total of 120 athletes, 83 men and 37 women, competing across 22 sports. The Egyptian roster also witnessed more women participating at the Games than those who attended in London four years earlier, breaking its previous record by just a small fraction.[3]
Egypt returned home from Rio de Janeiro with three bronze medals, which matched its overall tally from the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Moreover, these Games marked the first time Egyptian women ascended the Olympic podium in the nation's 104-year history.[4] These medals were distributed to taekwondo fighter Hedaya Malak (women's 57 kg), as well as weightlifters Mohamed Ihab and former Youth Olympian Sara Samir, who accomplished a historic feat as the first Arab woman to accept an Olympic medal in her sport.[5]
In addition to the success and historic firsts of the bronze medalists, several Egyptian athletes reached the finals of their respective events, but narrowly missed out on the podium. Among them were shooting team Afaf El-Hodhod (fifth, women's air pistol), freestyle wrestler Enas Mostafa (fifth, women's 69 kg), and three others in weightlifting, namely Shaimaa Khalaf (fourth, women's +75 kg), Ahmed Saad (fifth, men's 62 kg), and Ragab Abdelhay (fifth, men's 94 kg).
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony – Flag Bearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Egyptians pin Olympic hopes on fencing star". Al-Monitor. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ Abulleil, Reem (22 August 2016). "Arab countries' Rio 2016 performance breakdown". Sport 360. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ Abulleil, Reem (11 August 2016). "Arab countries' Rio 2016 performance breakdown". Al Araby. Retrieved 21 January 2017.