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'''Salah Asfar Shishtawai J. Dessouki''' (22 October 1922 August 2011) was an Egyptian [[fencing|fencer]]. He won bronze medals in three fencing disciplines across four editions of the World Championships and competed at the [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]] and [[1952 Summer Olympics]]. By career he was a government official and served in several capacities, including as Governor of Cairo.<ref name="WhosWho">{{cite book|title = Who's Who in the Arab World 2007–2008|publisher = [[Walter de Gruyter]]|edition = 18|date = 2007-01-01|location = [[Berlin]]|page = 266|url = https://books.google.com.eg/books?id=NHCQBAFMwawC&pg=PA266&dq=Salah+Dessouki+Cairo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiRh9rZkIzQAhXFAxoKHWKcDGsQ6AEIOzAE#v=onepage&q=Salah%20Dessouki%20Cairo&f=false|isbn = 3110930048}}</ref>
'''Salah Asfar Shishtawai J. Dessouki''' (22 October 1922 &ndash; 17 August 2011) was an Egyptian [[fencing|fencer]]. He won bronze medals in three fencing disciplines across four editions of the World Championships and competed at the [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]] and [[1952 Summer Olympics]]. By career he was a government official and served in several capacities, including as Governor of Cairo.<ref name="WhosWho">{{cite book|title = Who's Who in the Arab World 2007–2008|publisher = [[Walter de Gruyter]]|edition = 18|date = 1 January 2007|location = [[Berlin]]|page = 266|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=NHCQBAFMwawC&dq=Salah+Dessouki+Cairo&pg=PA266|isbn = 978-3110930047}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Dessouki was born in Cairo on 22 October 1922.<ref name="WhosWho"/> After World War II, he won three consecutive bronze medals in the team sabre event at the [[World Fencing Championships]] in [[1947 World Fencing Championships|1947]], [[1949 World Fencing Championships|1949]], and [[1950 World Fencing Championships|1950]]. In all three years his team consisted of [[Mohamed Abdel Rahman]], [[Mahmoud Younes]], and [[Mohamed Zulficar]]. In 1949 and 1950 the squad also included [[Ahmed Abou-Shadi]], while in 1950 they were aided by [[Roland Steinauer]].<ref name="TeamSabre">{{cite web|url = http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/f/fechten/hst/14.html|title = Fechten – Weltmeisterschaften (Säbel – Herren)|publisher = Sport-komplett.de|access-date = 2016-11-05}} {{de icon}}</ref> In 1949, Dessouki, Abdel Rahman, Younes, and a fencer with the surname Schmeil also took bronze in the team épée,<ref name="TeamEpee">{{cite web|url = http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/f/fechten/hst/13.html|title = Fechten – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren – Degen)|publisher = Sport-komplett.de|access-date = 2016-11-05}} {{de icon}}</ref> while Dessouki, Younes, Zulficar, [[Osman Abdel Hafeez]], [[Hassan Hosni Tawfik]], and [[Anwar Tawfik]] came in third in the team foil. The squad repeated this feat in 1950, with Steinauer replacing Anwar Tawfik, and in [[1951 World Fencing Championships|1951]] with Abou-Shadi instead of Seinauer.<ref name="TeamFoil">{{cite web|url = http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/f/fechten/hst/12.html|title = Fechten – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren – Florett)|publisher = Sport-komplett.de|access-date = 2016-11-05}} {{de icon}}</ref>
Dessouki was born in Cairo on 22 October 1922.<ref name="WhosWho"/> After World War II, he won three consecutive bronze medals in the team sabre event at the [[World Fencing Championships]] in [[1947 World Fencing Championships|1947]], [[1949 World Fencing Championships|1949]], and [[1950 World Fencing Championships|1950]]. In all three years his team consisted of [[Mohamed Abdel Rahman (fencer)|Mohamed Abdel Rahman]], [[Mahmoud Younes]], and [[Mohamed Zulficar]]. In 1949 and 1950 the squad also included [[Ahmed Abou-Shadi]], while in 1950 they were aided by [[Roland Steinauer]].<ref name="TeamSabre">{{cite web|url = http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/f/fechten/hst/14.html|title = Fechten – Weltmeisterschaften (Säbel – Herren)|publisher = Sport-komplett.de|access-date = 5 November 2016|language=de}}</ref> In 1949, Dessouki, Abdel Rahman, Younes, and a fencer with the surname Schmeil also took bronze in the team épée,<ref name="TeamEpee">{{cite web|url = http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/f/fechten/hst/13.html|title = Fechten – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren – Degen)|publisher = Sport-komplett.de|access-date = 5 November 2016|language=de}}</ref> while Dessouki, Younes, Zulficar, [[Osman Abdel Hafeez]], [[Hassan Hosni Tawfik]], and [[Anwar Tawfik]] came in third in the team foil. The squad repeated this feat in 1950, with Steinauer replacing Anwar Tawfik, and in [[1951 World Fencing Championships|1951]] with Abou-Shadi instead of Seinauer.<ref name="TeamFoil">{{cite web|url = http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/f/fechten/hst/12.html|title = Fechten – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren – Florett)|publisher = Sport-komplett.de|access-date = 5 November 2016|language=de}}</ref>


Dessouki also competed at two editions of the [[Olympic Games]], taking part in all three team discipline events each time. His best placement at each edition was in the team foil competition, finishing fifth in [[Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil|1948]] and fourth in [[Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil|1952]], losing to Hungary in the bronze medal match of the latter. In [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]] he also took part in the [[Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre|individual sabre]] tournament, but was eliminated in the semi-finals. In [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]] he competed individually in the [[Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's foil|foil]] category, finishing seventh.<ref name="DessoukiSR">{{cite web|last = Gjerde|first = Arild|author2=Jeroen Heijmans |author3=Bill Mallon |author4=Hilary Evans |title = Salah Dessouki Bio, Stats, and Results|work = Olympics|publisher = Sports Reference.com|year = June 2016|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/salah-dessouki-1.html|accessdate = 2016-11-05}}</ref> At the [[1951 Mediterranean Games|inaugural Mediterranean Games in 1951]], held in Alexandria, Egypt, he took home three medals: silver in the team sabre and bronze in the team foil and épée.<ref name="Mediterranean">{{cite web|last = Gjerde|first = Arild|author2=Jeroen Heijmans |author3=Bill Mallon |author4=Hilary Evans |title = Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games|work = Olympics|publisher = Sports Reference.com|year = June 2016|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=88|accessdate = 2016-11-14}}</ref>
Dessouki also competed at two editions of the [[Olympic Games]], taking part in all three team discipline events each time. His best placement at each edition was in the team foil competition, finishing fifth in [[Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil|1948]] and fourth in [[Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil|1952]], losing to Hungary in the bronze medal match of the latter. In [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]] he also took part in the [[Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre|individual sabre]] tournament, but was eliminated in the semi-finals. In [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]] he competed individually in the [[Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's foil|foil]] category, finishing seventh.<ref name="DessoukiSR">{{cite web|last = Gjerde|first = Arild|author2=Jeroen Heijmans |author3=Bill Mallon |author4=Hilary Evans |title = Salah Dessouki Bio, Stats, and Results|work = Olympics|publisher = Sports Reference.com|date = June 2016|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/salah-dessouki-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043246/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/salah-dessouki-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date= 5 November 2016}}</ref> At the [[1951 Mediterranean Games|inaugural Mediterranean Games in 1951]], held in Alexandria, Egypt, he took home three medals: silver in the team sabre and bronze in the team foil and épée.<ref name="Mediterranean">{{cite web|last = Gjerde|first = Arild|author2=Jeroen Heijmans |author3=Bill Mallon |author4=Hilary Evans |title = Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games|work = Olympics|publisher = Sports Reference.com|date = June 2016|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=88|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055508/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=88|url-status = dead|archive-date = 17 April 2020|access-date= 14 November 2016}}</ref>


In addition to fencing, he also played tennis and served as president of the Veterans Tennis Federation of Egypt, as well as of [[Al Ahly SC]] from 1961 through 1965.<ref name="WhosWho"/> Outside of sport, Dessouki had a career in politics. He served as [[Cairo Governorate|Governor of Cairo]], an Egyptian ambassador, and as regional director of the [[United Nations Environment Programme]] and the Canadian [[International Development Research Centre]] for the Middle East and North Africa. He was also a member of the [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]] and chairman of Sinai Hotels.<ref name="WhosWho"/> He died in August 2011 in [[Nasr City]].<ref name="Obituary">{{cite news|title = توفى الى رحمة الله تعالى صلاح دسوقي محافظ القاهرة الاسبق|newspaper = [[Al-Ahram]]|language = ar|date = August 2011|url = http://www.ahram.org.eg/archive/wafContent.aspx?id=4&IssueId=628|access-date = 2016-11-05}}</ref>
In addition to fencing, he also played tennis and served as president of the Veterans Tennis Federation of Egypt, as well as of [[Al Ahly SC]] from 1961 through 1965.<ref name="WhosWho"/> Outside of sport, Dessouki had a career in politics. He served as [[List of governors of Cairo Governorate|Governor of Cairo]], an Egyptian ambassador, and as regional director of the [[United Nations Environment Programme]] and the Canadian [[International Development Research Centre]] for the Middle East and North Africa. He was also a member of the [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]] and chairman of Sinai Hotels.<ref name="WhosWho"/> He died in August 2011 in [[Nasr City]].<ref name="Obituary">{{cite news|script-title=ar:توفى الى رحمة الله تعالى صلاح دسوقي محافظ القاهرة الاسبق|newspaper = [[Al-Ahram]]|language = ar|date = August 2011|url = http://www.ahram.org.eg/archive/wafContent.aspx?id=4&IssueId=628|access-date = 5 November 2016}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 09:47, 3 February 2024

Salah Dessouki
Dessouki in 1962, as Governor of Cairo
Personal information
Born(1922-10-22)22 October 1922
Cairo, Egypt
Died17 August 2011(2011-08-17) (aged 88)
Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1947 Lisbon Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Cairo Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Cairo Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Cairo Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Monte Carlo Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Monte Carlo Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Stockholm Team foil
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1951 Alexandria Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Alexandria Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Alexandria Team épée

Salah Asfar Shishtawai J. Dessouki (22 October 1922 – 17 August 2011) was an Egyptian fencer. He won bronze medals in three fencing disciplines across four editions of the World Championships and competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. By career he was a government official and served in several capacities, including as Governor of Cairo.[1]

Biography[edit]

Dessouki was born in Cairo on 22 October 1922.[1] After World War II, he won three consecutive bronze medals in the team sabre event at the World Fencing Championships in 1947, 1949, and 1950. In all three years his team consisted of Mohamed Abdel Rahman, Mahmoud Younes, and Mohamed Zulficar. In 1949 and 1950 the squad also included Ahmed Abou-Shadi, while in 1950 they were aided by Roland Steinauer.[2] In 1949, Dessouki, Abdel Rahman, Younes, and a fencer with the surname Schmeil also took bronze in the team épée,[3] while Dessouki, Younes, Zulficar, Osman Abdel Hafeez, Hassan Hosni Tawfik, and Anwar Tawfik came in third in the team foil. The squad repeated this feat in 1950, with Steinauer replacing Anwar Tawfik, and in 1951 with Abou-Shadi instead of Seinauer.[4]

Dessouki also competed at two editions of the Olympic Games, taking part in all three team discipline events each time. His best placement at each edition was in the team foil competition, finishing fifth in 1948 and fourth in 1952, losing to Hungary in the bronze medal match of the latter. In 1948 he also took part in the individual sabre tournament, but was eliminated in the semi-finals. In 1952 he competed individually in the foil category, finishing seventh.[5] At the inaugural Mediterranean Games in 1951, held in Alexandria, Egypt, he took home three medals: silver in the team sabre and bronze in the team foil and épée.[6]

In addition to fencing, he also played tennis and served as president of the Veterans Tennis Federation of Egypt, as well as of Al Ahly SC from 1961 through 1965.[1] Outside of sport, Dessouki had a career in politics. He served as Governor of Cairo, an Egyptian ambassador, and as regional director of the United Nations Environment Programme and the Canadian International Development Research Centre for the Middle East and North Africa. He was also a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and chairman of Sinai Hotels.[1] He died in August 2011 in Nasr City.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Who's Who in the Arab World 2007–2008 (18 ed.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. 1 January 2007. p. 266. ISBN 978-3110930047.
  2. ^ "Fechten – Weltmeisterschaften (Säbel – Herren)" (in German). Sport-komplett.de. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Fechten – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren – Degen)" (in German). Sport-komplett.de. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Fechten – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren – Florett)" (in German). Sport-komplett.de. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (June 2016). "Salah Dessouki Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (June 2016). "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  7. ^ توفى الى رحمة الله تعالى صلاح دسوقي محافظ القاهرة الاسبق. Al-Ahram (in Arabic). August 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

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