| Egypt at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | EGY |
| NPC | Egyptian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | paralympic |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 44 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Hayat Khattab |
| Medals Ranked 30th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Egypt competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. The country sent a delegation of 44 sportspeople. The team included 16-year-old Ayattalah Ayman, the youngest member of the delegation and the first woman to represent Egypt in swimming. It also included 41-year-old Ibrahim Al Husseini Hamadtou, the only table tennis player to compete while holding the paddle in his mouth.
Egypt finished the 2016 Games ranked second all time for total medals won by African countries. with 143 total medals, 45 gold, 43 silver and 55 bronze. For the 2016 Games, Egypt ranked fifth in total gold medals among African nations, claiming 3 golds. All but two of the medals won by Egyptians were in powerlifting.
Egypt competed in several sports including athletics, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, swimming and tennis.