Egypt competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 49 competitors, 48 men and 1 woman, took part in 36 events in 12 sports. The nation did not win any medals at this edition of the Games.

Competitors The following lists the number of Egyptian competitors in various sports at the 1988 Games.Egypt at the 1988 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 4 0 4Basketball 12 0 12Boxing 4 – 4Equestrian 1 0 1Fencing 2 0 2Judo 3 0 3Modern pentathlon 3 – 3Shooting 2 0 2Swimming 5 0 5Table tennis 2 1 3Weightlifting 5 – 5Wrestling 7 – 7 Total 50 1 51

Athletics

Men Track and road events

AthleteEventHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAhmed Ghanem400 metres hurdles50.4418colspan=2Did not advance

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAhmed Mohamed AshoushShot put18.9415Did not advanceAhmed Kamel Shatta17.6118Did not advanceMohamed Naguib HamedDiscus throwDid not advance

Basketball

Men's tournament

Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankEgypt men'sMen's tournamentL 84–98L 70–113L 64–117L 85–138L 35–1026L 57–63L 75–9712

Team roster

Group play

Classification round 9–12

Classification round 11/12

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMoustafa EsmailLight flyweightL RSC R2Did not advanceGamal El-Din El-KoumyFlyweightW 4–1W 4–1L WalkoverDid not advanceMohamed HegaziLightweightW 5–0W 5–0W 5–0L 0–5Did not advanceAhmed El-NagarLight heavyweightW WalkoverW 5–0L 0–5Did not advance

Equestrian

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalRound 1Round 2TotalScoreRankScoreRankScore RankPenaltiesRankAndré Salah SakakiniTric Trac 2Individual0.007133.004133.0058Did not advance

Fencing

Two fencers, both men, represented Egypt in 1988. Individual Pool stages

AthleteEventGroup Stage 1Group Stage 2Group Stage 3OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAbdel Monem El-HusseiniMen's foilL 3–5W 5–1W 5–3W 5–22 QL 2–5L 3–5L 2–5W 5–4W 5–24 QL 0–5L 0–5L 3–5W 5–45Ahmed MohamedL 3–5L 2–5W 5–1W 5–0L 4–54 QL 2–5L 3–5L 2–5L 3–5L 4–55Did not advance

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEmad El-Din Hassan60 kgL Yusei-gachiDid not advanceWalid Mohamed Hussain78 kgW KokaL IpponDid not advanceL IpponDid not advanceMohamed Ali Rashwan+95 kgW IpponL IpponDid not advancecolspan=2L Yusei-gachiDid not advance

There was also a women's deomonstration event.

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Egypt in 1988.

AthleteEventRiding(show jumping)Fencing(épée one touch)Swimming(300 m freestyle)Shooting(Rapid fire pistol)Running(4000 m)Total pointsFinal rankPenaltiesRankMP pointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPointsRankMP PointsTimeRankMP PointsMoustafa AdamIndividual8816101229–36397283:36.674511401903191215:24.4260793458549Mohamed Abdou El-Souad01110027–38466943:45.226010721964104414:34.0550943485331Ayman Mahmoud1543494622–43586093:32.323511761893489013:57.17331054467545Moustafa AdamMohamed Abdou El-SouadAyman MahmoudTeam2421305878–11716203110:54.211433885756284643:55.641627901411312

Shooting

Mixed AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSherif SalehTrap14225Did not advanceMohamed KhorshedSkeet14333Did not advance

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankAhmed Abdullah200 metre butterfly2:05.2831Did not advanceAmin Amer100 metre backstroke1:00.7639Did not advanceMoustafa Amer100 metre freestyle53.5745Did not advance200 metre freestyle1:57.5047Did not advanceMohamed El-Azoul50 metre freestyle24.6442Did not advanceMohamed Hassan25.1148Did not advanceMohamed El-AzoulAmin AmerMohamed HassanMoustafa Amer4 × 100 metre freestyle relayDid not advance

Table tennis

Men AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSherif El-SaketSinglesL 0–3L 1–3L 0–3L 1–3L 0–3L 0–3L 0–38Did not advanceAshraf HelmyL 0–3L 0–3W 3–1L 0–3L 0–3W 3–1L 0–37Did not advance

Women AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNihal MeshrefSinglesL 0–3L 0–3L 0–3L 1–3L 0–36Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankRamadan Aly52 kg100.010Khalil El-Sayed75 kg142.512172.516315.013Mahmoud Mahgoub90 kgReda El-Batoty+110 kg175.04217.56392.56Adhan Mohamed152.511190.011342.512

Wrestling

Greco-Roman AthleteEventGroup StageFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankAbdellatif Abdellatif68 kgL 0–9L FallDid not advancecolspan=212Did not advanceMoustafa Ramadan Hussein82 kgW FallL PassivityL 0–17Did not advance7Did not advanceKamal Ibrahim90 kgL 8–11W 17–0L 0–9Did not advancecolspan=25Did not advanceHassan El-Hadad130 kgW FallW PassivityW FallL 0–5colspan=22L Passivity4

Freestyle AthleteEventGroup StageFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankMohamed El-Khodary68 kgW 19–3L 0–16L 3–14Did not advance9Did not advanceMoustafa Ramadan Hussein82 kgL 0–4W 10–5L 4–6Did not advance10Did not advanceHassan El-Hadad130 kgL DQDid not advancecolspan=38Did not advance

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