Egypt at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Egypt at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Egypt at the; 1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code	EGY
NOC	Egyptian Olympic Committee
Website	www.egyptianolympic.org (in Arabic and English)
in Amsterdam
Competitors	32 in 5 sports
Medals; Ranked 17th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960–1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games –––– United Arab Republic (1960, 1964)

Egypt competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 32 competitors, all men, took part in 15 events in 5 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Ibrahim Moustafa	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight	August 5
Gold	El Sayed Nosseir	Weightlifting	Men's 82.5 kg	July 29
Silver	Farid Simaika	Diving	Men's 10 m platform	August 9
Bronze	Farid Simaika	Diving	Men's 3 m springboard	August 8

Aquatics

Diving

Two divers, both men, represented Egypt in 1928. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Farid Simaika competed in both the springboard and platform events, taking bronze in the former and silver in the latter. Simaika originally was announced as the winner of the platform contest, as his average score of 99.58 was the highest. However, the event officials then announced that 4 of the 5 judges had scored American Pete Desjardins higher than Simaika and therefore Desjardins was the winner under the rules in place at the time.

Abdel Moneim Mokhtar competed in the platform, finishing 6th in his semifinal group and not making the top-3 cut necessary to advance to the final.

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
Diver	Event	Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Farid Simaika	Men's 3 metre springboard	10	164.96	2 Q	13	172.46
Abdel Moneim Mokhtar	Men's 10 metre platform	31	59.14	6	Did not advance
Farid Simaika	Men's 10 metre platform	6	102.38	1 Q	9	99.58