1972 Summer Olympics / Participants (Federation of Arab Republics)
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The Federation of Arab Republics , an alliance between Egypt and Libya and Sudan or Syria , which existed from 1970 to 1977 , took part in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich . 23 male athletes competed in sixteen competitions in five sports. Due to the Olympic attack , part of the delegation left early for security reasons, and some athletes no longer took part in the competitions. No medal could be won.
The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the basketball player Kamal Kamel Mohammed .
Participants by sport
basketball
The team lost all seven preliminary round games and finished last. After that, the team left prematurely and they didn't play for the 15th place match.
- Squad
Boxing
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Said Ahmed El-Ashry
- Light Flyweight: Round of 16
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Mohamed Selim Soheim
- Flyweight: Round of 16
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Mohamed Salah Amin
- Featherweight: Round of 16
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Abdel Hadj Khallaf Allah
- Lightweight: 1st round
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Abdel Hamid Fouad Gad
- Welterweight: 1st round
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Ahmed Mahmoud Aly
- Light Heavyweight: Round of 16
athletics
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Ardelham Khamis
- 5000 meters: not started
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Abdel Hamid Khamis
- 10,000 meters: heats
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Youssef Nagui Assaad
- Shot put: not started
- Discus throw: not run
Wrestling
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Mohamed El-Malky Ragheb
- Light flyweight, Greco-Roman: withdrawal after 1st round
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Abdel Fattah Sayed Ibrahim
- Flyweight, Greco-Roman: Withdrawal after 1st round
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Mohamed Gaber
- Lightweight, Greco-Roman: retreat after 1st round
swim
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Kamal Kenawi Ali Moustafa
- 200 meters freestyle: prelims
- 400 meters freestyle: prelims
- 1500 meters freestyle: prelims
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Amin Ahmed Adel Youssef
- 100 meters back: heats
- 200 meter medley: prelims
Web links
- Egyptian Olympic team from 1972 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )