United Arab Republic at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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| NOC = RAU
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| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1960
| flagcaption = Flag of the United Arab Republic
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| location = Rome
| competitors = 74
| sports = 12
| flagbearer =
| rank = 30
| gold = 0
| silver = 1
| bronze = 1
| officials =
| appearances = auto
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| seealso = {{flagIOC|EGY}} (1912-)
{{flagIOC|SYR}} (1948-)
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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/UAR/summer/1960/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045814/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/UAR/summer/1960/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=United Arab Republic at the 1960 Rome Summer Games |access-date=2010-11-07 |work=sports-reference.com}}
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.http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v1.pdf (pages 828-830)
United Arab Republic Medalists
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| Medal
! Name ! Sport ! Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{silver medal}} | Osman Sayed | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman flyweight (−52 kg) |
| {{bronze medal}} | 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
{{main|Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
Fencing
{{main|Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
Six fencers represented the United Arab Republic in 1960.
Football
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Gymnastics
{{main|Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
Rowing
{{main article|Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
United Arab Republic had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/UAR/summer/1960/ROW/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170705/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/UAR/summer/1960/ROW/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=United Arab Republic Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games |access-date= 26 February 2018}}
Shooting
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Three shooters represented the United Arab Republic in 1960.
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Water polo
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060622162855/http://www.amateur-boxing.vip.interia.pl/Championships/OlympicGames2000.html Official Olympic Reports]
- [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
{{Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
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