United Arab Republic at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

United Arab Republic at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United Arab Republic
IOC code	RAU
in Rome
Competitors	74 in 12 sports
Medals Ranked 30th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1960 1964
Other related appearances
Egypt (1912–) Syria (1948–)

Egypt and Syria, as the United Arab Republic, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Syria was a constituent of the United Arab Republic 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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Osman Sayed	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman flyweight (−52 kg)
Bronze	Abdel Moneim El-Guindi	Boxing	Men's flyweight (−51 kg)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Six fencers represented the United Arab Republic in 1960.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Farid El-Ashmawi, Moustafa Soheim, Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi, Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini, Sameh Abdel Rahman, Ahmed Zein El-Abidin

Football

Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

United Arab Republic had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.

Men's eight

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Three shooters represented the United Arab Republic in 1960.

25 m pistol

Ali El-Kashef

Trap

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

"United Arab Republic at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v1.pdf (pages 828-830)
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United Arab Republic Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

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