Ahmed Sabry (15 September 1933 – 14 August 1958) was an Egyptian fencing champion. He was one of the six members of the Egyptian team that perished on board KLM Flight 607-E - the Hugo de Groot on 14 August 1958.[1]
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Birth name | Ahmed Sabry |
Full name | Ahmed Ismail Sabry |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Born | Cairo | 15 September 1933
Died | 14 August 1958 KLM Flight 607-E - Hugo de Groot plane crash | (aged 24)
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Country | Egypt |
Sport | Fencing |
Personal life
editSabry had two sisters; Laila, who died at the age of 5, and Isis who was married to the Olympic fencer Osman Abdel Hafeez.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Sports tragedies | the San Diego Union-Tribune". Archived from the original on 19 October 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "El Battal Ahmed Sabry" - An Arabic biography from the series "Shabab Khaled" or "Immortal Youth" by Aboel Haggag Hafez - Volume 14