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 ...

and Syria, as the

United Arab Republic The United Arab Republic (UAR; ar, الجمهورية العربية المتحدة, al-Jumhūrīyah al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah) was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 until 1971. It was initially a political union between Eg ...

, 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 ...

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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. Syria was a constituent of the

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 Damascus (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, Ahmed Zein El-Abidin

Football

Gymnastics

Rowing

United Arab Republic had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...

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 * Abdel Mohsen Saad * Abbas Khamis

Shooting

Three shooters represented the United Arab Republic in 1960. ;Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol, 25 m pistol * Ali El-Kashef ;Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's trap, Trap * Hussam El-Badrawi * Hassan Moaffi

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics Egypt at the Summer Olympics by year, 1960 1960 in Egyptian sport, Olympics Syria at the Summer Olympics by year 1960 in Syrian sport United Arab Republic, Olympics, Summer 1960 {{Egypt-sport-stub