Youssef Abbas

{{short description|Egyptian basketball player (1920–1956)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Youssef Abbas

| full_name = Youssef Mohamed Abbas

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| nationality = Egyptian

| sport = Basketball

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|12|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Abu Zaabal, Qalyubiyya, Egypt

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1956|10|28|1920|12|2}}

| death_place = Mediterranean Sea

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{bk|Egypt|1922}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|EuroBasket}}

{{MedalBronze|1947 Prague|}}

{{MedalGold|1949 Egypt|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalGold|1951 Egypt|}}

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Youssef Mohamed Abbas ({{langx|ar|يوسف محمد عباس}}; 2 December 1920 – 28 October 1956) was an Egyptian basketball player. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/youssef-abbas-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110924/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/youssef-abbas-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Youssef Abbas Olympic Results |access-date=1 December 2017}} He died after the plane he was travelling on was shot down during Operation Tarnegol over the Mediterranean Sea.{{olympedia|5567}}