Egypt at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
| Egypt at the 1996 Summer Paralympics |
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| IPC code | EGY | ||||||||
| NPC | Egyptian Paralympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 31 (26 men and 5 women) | ||||||||
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Egypt competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. They sent 31 sportspeople, who won 30 total medals, 8 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze. They participated in several sports including powerlifting.
Egypt had a 31 athlete, 26 men and 5 women, strong delegation in Atlanta. The team included powerlifters Ahmed Gomaa Mohamed Ahmed and Metwalli Mathana.
Egypt finished the Atlanta Games with 8 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze for 30 total medals. Medalists included gold by powerlifter Ahmed Gomaa Mohamed Ahmed.
The country won 1 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medal in powerlifting in Atlanta.Metwalli Mathana made his Paralympic debut at these Games.Ahmed Gomaa Mohamed Ahmed participated in his second Games in Atlanta. While he had competed at -52kg in Barcelona, he went up to -56kg for these Games. He left Atlanta having won gold and set a world record.
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