| Egypt at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | EGY |
| NOC | Egyptian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inStockholm | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Ahmed Hassanein[1] |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games ––––  United Arab Republic (1960,1964) | |
TheEgyptian Olympic Committee considers the nation to have first competed in theSummer Olympic Games at the 1912 Summer Olympics inStockholm,Sweden. According to the official report, the nation sent one fencer,Ahmed Hassanein, who competed in the individual foil and épée events. There is uncertainty, however, as to whether he competed, as the official report lists all entrants in fencing regardless of their actual participation, and no results are known for Hassanein.
In 1912 theKhedivate of Egypt wasde jure under the control of theOttoman Empire, but had beende facto run by the British since 1882.[2] At the1896 Summer Olympics, an athlete by the name ofDionysios Kasdaglis competed intennis and won silver medals in thesingles anddoubles tournaments. Kasdaglis is listed as Greek by the IOC for the singles, but in the doubles he and his Greek partnerDemetrios Petrokokkinos are listed as a "mixed team".[3] Kasdaglis had British citizenship, but lived in Egypt and was a member of Egyptian clubs, and thus he has been considered by some as an Egyptian Olympian.[4][5] Two athletes,Arthur Marson andEugenio Colombani, competed under the Egyptian flag at the1906 Intercalated Games,[6] which are no longer recognized as Olympic by theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC), but were considered as such by contemporary sources.[7] TheEgyptian Olympic Committee, founded in 1910, considers Egypt's first Olympic delegation to have been at the1912 Summer Olympics,[8] which is supported by that year's official report.[9] There is uncertainty, however, as to whether the fencer they sent,Ahmed Hassanein, actually competed, as the official report lists all entrants in the fencing events regardless of their actual participation.[10]
| Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Épée | men |
| Team épée | men |
| Foil | men |
| Sabre | men |
| Team sabre | men |
According to the official report, Hassanein competed in both the individualfoil andépée events. In the former he was part of Pool XIV, which included upcoming bronze medalistRichard Verderber of Austria, and it is recorded only that he did not advance to the quarterfinals. In the latter he was placed in Pool II, which included eventual Olympic championPaul Anspach of Belgium, and again it is noted only that he did not make it out of the round.[9] Hassanein would go on to compete in both disciplines at the1920 Summer Olympics, and in épée in1924, but never won a medal.[11]
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | ||
| Ahmed Hassanein | Foil | losses | did not advance | ||||||
| Épée | losses | did not advance | |||||||
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