Ahmed Kandil | |
Fullname: | Ahmed Mohamed Hussain Kandil |
Birth Date: | 1923 or 1924 |
Birth Place: | Tanta, Egypt |
Death Date: | 11 May 1950 (aged 26) |
Death Place: | Port Said, Egypt |
Ahmed Mohamed Hussain Kandil (; 1923 or 1924 – 10 May 1950) was an Egyptian swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke and men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay events at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom.[1] He was killed in a plane crash on 11 May 1950 while serving with the Egyptian Air Force when his Spitfire collided in mid-air with another Spitfire over Port Said.[2]