Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
competed at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympic Games, Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million.
It was the first Paralympic Games ...
in
Atlanta
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,
United States
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. They sent 31 athletes (26 males and 5 females), who won 30 total medals, 8 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze. They participated in several sports including powerlifting.
The team included powerlifters
Ahmed Gomaa Mohamed Ahmed and
Metwalli Mathana.
Medallists
See also
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Egypt at the Paralympics
Egypt has been participating in the Paralympic Games since 1972, and has participated in every edition of the Summer Games since then.
History
Egypt was involved very early in the Paralympic movement. Egyptians were participating in the Stoke-M ...
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Egypt at the 1996 Summer Olympics
References
Nations at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
1996
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Summer Paralympics
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