United Arab Republic at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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.[1]

United Arab Republic at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeRAU
NOCEgyptian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.egyptianolympic.org (in Arabic and English)
in Rome
Competitors74 in 12 sports
Medals
Ranked 30th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Egypt (1912–)
 Syria (1948–)

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.[2]

United Arab Republic Medalists

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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

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Boxing

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Diving

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Equestrian

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Fencing

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Six fencers represented the United Arab Republic in 1960.

Men's foil
Men's team foil

Football

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Gymnastics

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Rowing

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United Arab Republic had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.[3]

Men's eight

Shooting

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Three shooters represented the United Arab Republic in 1960.

25 m pistol
Trap

Water polo

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "United Arab Republic at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  2. ^ http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v1.pdf (pages 828-830)
  3. ^ 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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