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IOC code | EGY |
NOC | Egyptian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
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Egypt was first at the Olympic Games in 1912.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Egypt is EGY.[1]
History
[change | change source]Egypt has sent athletes to most of the Summer Olympic Games since then. Egypt did was not at the 1976 Summer Olympics because of the African boycott. Egypt was at the Winter Olympic Games with a single alpine skier in 1984.
Egyptian athletes have won a total of 24 medals.
The National Olympic Committee for Egypt was formed in 1910.[2]
Medalists
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-16.
- ↑ "Egyptian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Egypt at the Olympic Games at Wikimedia Commons
- Egypt profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-08-11 at the Wayback Machine