Egypt men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Egypt men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Egypt men's national water polo team has participated in 6 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]
Abbreviations
| Apps | Appearances | Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference | Cap No. | Water polo cap number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper | ISHOF | International Swimming Hall of Fame |
| L/R | Handedness | L | Left-handed | R | Right-handed | Oly debut | Olympic debut in water polo |
| (C) | Captain | p. | page | pp. | pages |
Team statistics
Comprehensive results by tournament
Notes:
- Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
- At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.
- Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- 1 – Champions
- 2 – Runners-up
- 3 – Third place
- 4 – Fourth place
- — – The nation did not participate in the Games
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Number of appearances
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Best finishes
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Finishes in the top four
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Medal table
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player statistics
Multiple appearances
The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
- Number of four-time Olympians: 0
- Number of three-time Olympians: 2
- Last updated: 27 July 2021.
| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 3 | Abdel Aziz Khalifa | 1925 | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1960 | 22–23/34–35 | [2] | ||||
| Dorri El-Said | 1927 | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1960 | 21/33 | [3] | |||||
Top goalscorers
The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
- Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
- Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
- Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
- Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Goalkeepers
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.
Last updated: 1 April 2021.
- Abbreviation
- Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Ahmed Fouad Nessim | 1924 | 23 | Starting goalkeeper | [4] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1952 | Ahmed Fouad Nessim (2) | 1924 | 27 | Flag bearer for Egypt Starting goalkeeper | [4] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1960 | Mohamed Azmi | 1921 | 38–39 | [5] | |||
| Gamal El-Nazer | 1930 | 30 | [6] | ||||
| 1964 | Mohamed Khalil | 1939 | 25 | [7] | |||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1968 | 1 | Mohamed Abid Soliman | 1945 | 23 | [8] | ||
| 13 | (Unknown) |
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | Amr Mohamed | 1974 | 30 | 41 | 135 | 30.4% | The only goalkeeper in the squad | [9] |
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 195–196).
Top sprinters
The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.
* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 0
- Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 0
- Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 0
- Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 1
- Last updated: 15 May 2021.
- Abbreviation
- Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
| Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Bassel Mashhour | 1982 | 5 | 11 | 45.5% | 2004 (5/11) | 21/21 | [10] | ||||||
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 195–196).
Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies
Flag bearers
Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, one male water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Egypt.
- Legend
- 2008 O – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2012 C – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Flag bearer‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team
| # | Year | Country | Flag bearer | Birth | Age | Height | Team | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1952 O |  Egypt | Ahmed Fouad Nessim | 1924 | 27 | Egypt | GK | 1948 | 1952 | 4 years (23/27) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [4] | ||||