Egypt men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics explained

This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Egypt men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Egypt men's national water polo team has participated in 6 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.

Abbreviations

AppsAppearancesRkRankRefReferenceCap No.Water polo cap number
PosPlaying positionFPField playerGKGoalkeeperISHOFInternational Swimming Hall of Fame
L/RHandednessLLeft-handedRRight-handedOly debutOlympic debut in water polo
(C)Captainp.pagepp.pages

Team statistics

See also: National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament.

Comprehensive results by tournament

Notes:

Legend

Number of appearances

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

See also: List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments.

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Top goalscorers

See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers.

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Goalkeepers

See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers.

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Abbreviation
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1948 23 Starting goalkeeper
(Unknown)
1952 Ahmed Fouad Nessim (2) 27 Flag bearer for Egypt
Starting goalkeeper
(Unknown)
1960 38–39
30
1964 25
(Unknown)
1968 1 23
13 (Unknown)
Source:

Top sprinters

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.

* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 0

  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 1
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
Source:
  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 195–196).

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies

Flag bearers

Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, one male water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Egypt.

Legend
  • – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Flag bearer – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team

See also

Sources

ISHOF

External links