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 Medit ...
, represented by the
Egyptian Olympic Committee
The Egyptian Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية المصرية, abbreviated as EOC) is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Egypt and a part of the International Olympic Committee.
History
T ...
, competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
,
Greece
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from 13 to 29 August 2004. 97 competitors, 81 men and 16 women, took part in 48 events in 17 sports. Egypt's anthem, ''
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
"Bilady, Bilady, Bilady...Laky Hoby Wa Fouady" ( ar, بلادي لك حبي وفؤادي; "My homeland, you have my love and my heart"), also known by its incipit, "" (), is the national anthem of Egypt, composed by Sayed Darwish and written by ...
'' ("''My Homeland, My Homeland, My Homeland''") was played when Egypt won a gold medal.
Overall, Egyptian competitors managed to win five medals, including one gold, one silver and two bronze, at the Athens Olympics.
Medalists
Archery
Athletics
Egyptian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
;Men
;Women
Boxing
Egypt sent six boxers to Athens. They competed in the six heaviest weight classes, with no competitors in Lightweight or below. Five of the Egyptian boxers won their first bouts on the team's way to a silver medal and two bronzes. Their combined record was 10-6, with two of the losses coming from walkovers. Egypt was 7th in the medal ranking for boxing.
Equestrian
Show jumping
Fencing
Mauro Hamza
Maher "Mauro" Hamza is a fencing coach who was born in Cairo, Egypt. In 1994, Hamza coached at Texas A&M for one year. In August 1999, he established Salle Mauro in Houston, Texas. Hamza also served as Fencing Program Coordinator at Rice Univers ...
coached the team.
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;Men
;Women
Field hockey
Men's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
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;9th-12th Classification Semifinal
;11th-12th Place Final
Handball
Men's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
;11th-12th Classification Final
Judo
;Men
;Women
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Shooting
;Men
;Women
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Synchronized swimming
Taekwondo
Water polo
Men's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
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;7th-12th Classification Quarterfinal
;11th-12th Place Final
Weightlifting
Wrestling
;Men's Greco-Roman
See also
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Egypt at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
References
External links
Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
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Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004
Summer Olympics