Egypt at the Paralympics

Egypt at the
Paralympics
IPC code EGY
NPC Egyptian Paralympic Committee
Medals
Gold
49
Silver
64
Bronze
64
Total
177
Summer appearances

Egypt has been participating in the Paralympic Games since 1972, and has participated in every edition of the Summer Games since then.

History

Egypt was involved very early in the Paralympic movement. Egyptians were participating in the Stoke-Mandeville Games by 1954.[1]

Historically, the Egyptian Paralympic Committee has invested in very few sports. These include on the team side wheelchair basketball, football for the deaf, goalball and sitting volleyball. On the individual sport side, they have historically supported powerlifting, swimming, athletics and table tennis.[2] Archery, cycling, shooting and lawn bowls are supported only at the national level, not the international level.[2]

Medal Tables

Egyptian athletes have won a total of 128 Paralympic medals, of which 41 gold, 39 silver and 48 bronze.[3] Egypt has been particularly strong in athletics and powerlifting.[4][5]

Medals by Summer Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1976 Toronto521820
1980 Arnhem4731422
1984 Stoke Mandeville115733
1988 Seoul134835
1992 Barcelona7672019
1996 Atlanta811113021
2000 Sydney612102823
2004 Athens6982324
2008 Beijing4441229
2012 London4471528
2016 Rio de Janeiro3541230
Total49646417729

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Paralympics | Medal Quest | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  2. 1 2 "DISABLED SPORTS POWERLIFTING CHALLENGES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE VISION IN EGYPT". Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  3. ↑ "Guts and Glory", Egypt Today, August 2008
  4. ↑ "A promise is a promise" Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine., Al-Ahram weekly, November 2, 2000
  5. ↑ Egypt at the Paralympics (medallists only)


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