Osman Abdel Hafeez Explained

Osman Abdel Hafeez
Birth Date:1917 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Shibin El Kom, Egypt
Death Place:KLM Flight 607-E - Hugo de Groot plane crash
Country:Egypt
Sport:Fencing
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Osman Abdel Hafeez (30 March 1917  - 14 August 1958) was an Egyptian épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] He was one of six members of the Egyptian fencing team who perished on board KLM Flight 607-E on 14 August 1958.[2]

Personal life

Hafeez had three brothers, Saleh, Ibrahim, and Fathy, as well as two sisters: Zeinab and Fatma. He was married to Isis Ismail Sabry, the daughter of a pediatrician. She is the sister of Ahmed Sabry his fellow fencing champion who was on the same doomed flight. He had a son, Ismail, and a daughter, Pakinam.[3]

Medals and honors

He competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951 where he won bronze medals in the épée and foil team events and in 1955 where he won a bronze medal in the foil team event.[4] The main hall in the Egyptian Fencing Club is named after Hafeez, as well as a street in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt and a school in his hometown of Shibin El Kom, Egypt.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Osman Abdel Hafeez Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20090418023027/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/osman-abdel-hafeez-1.html . dead . 18 April 2009 . 17 June 2010 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: Sports tragedies - The San Diego Union-Tribune . 18 September 2010 . signonsandiego.com.
  3. "El Battal Osman Abdel Hafeez" - An Arabic biography from the series "Shabab Khaled" or "Immortal Youth" by Aboel Haggag Hafez - Volume 5
  4. Web site: Olympedia – Osman Abdel Hafeez . www.olympedia.org . 13 April 2023.