Egypt and

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

, as the United Arab Republic, competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

in Rome, Italy.

was a constituent of the United Arab Republic in 1960, but almost all 74 competitors for the Olympic team were from Egypt. 74 competitors, all men, took part in 34 events in 12 sports. Avadis Nazarkoukian from

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(Damas) was a member of the United Arab Republic (RAU) team at the 1960 Olympics in Rome (Italy), but he did not compete. There were 80 athletes, 9 of whom did not compete.

United Arab Republic Medalists

Athletics

Boxing

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Six fencers represented the United Arab Republic in 1960. ; Men's foil *

Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini ( ar, أحمد الحامي الحسيني; born 19 March 1939) is an Egyptian former foil fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Games, he represented the United Arab Republic ...

Moustafa Soheim Moustafa Soheim (20 March 1937 – 1 March 2008) was an Egyptian foil fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Games, he represented the United Arab Republic The United Arab Republic (UAR; ar, ا� ...

* Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi ; Men's team foil * Farid El-Ashmawi,

, Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi,

Sameh Abdel Rahman Muhammad Sameh Abdel Rahman ( ar, سامح عبد الرحمن; born 5 October 1943) is an Egyptian former foil fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Games, he represented the United ...

Ahmed Zein El-Abidin Ahmed Zein El-Abidin ( ar, احمد زين العابدين; born 17 June 1943) is an Egyptian former épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1968 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Games, he represented the United Arab Republic T ...

Football

Gymnastics

Rowing

United Arab Republic had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960. ; Men's eight * Abdallah Gazi * Abdel Sattar Abdel Hadj * Mohamed Abdel Sami * Abdel Fattah Abou-Shanab * Taha Hassouba * Saleh Ibrahim *

Ibrahim Abdulhalim Ibrahim Mahmoud Abdulhalim (1931 – 4 September 1963) was an Egyptian rower and police officer. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was killed in the crash of Swissair Flight 306. He had graduated from the ...

* Abdel Mohsen Saad * Abbas Khamis

Shooting

Three shooters represented the United Arab Republic in 1960. ;

25 m pistol 25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...

* Ali El-Kashef ;

Trap A trap is a mechanical device used to capture or restrain an animal for purposes such as hunting, pest control, or ecological research. Trap or TRAP may also refer to: Art and entertainment Films and television * ''Trap'' (2015 film), Fil ...

Hussam El-Badrawi Hussam El-Badrawi (born 1935) is an Egyptian former sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympia ...

* Hassan Moaffi

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

Syria at the Summer Olympics by year 1960 in Syrian sport Olympics, Summer 1960 {{Egypt-sport-stub