Ahmed Fouad Nessim
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Born | 19 September 1924 |
| Died | 28 October 1956 (aged 32) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Water polo |
Ahmed Fouad Nessim (19 September 1924 – 28 October 1956) was an Egyptian water polo player. He participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was given the honour of carrying the national flag of Egypt at the opening ceremony of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, becoming the seventh water polo player to serve as a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[2] Nessim died after the plane he was travelling on was shot down during Operation Tarnegol over the Mediterranean Sea.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ahmed Fouad Nessim Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- 1 2 "Ahmed Fouad Nessim". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
External links
- Ahmed Fouad Nessim at World Aquatics
- Ahmed Fouad Nessim at Olympics.com
- Ahmed Fouad Nessim at Olympedia
- Ahmed Fouad Nessim at InterSportStats
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- 1924 births
- 1956 deaths
- Egyptian male water polo players
- Water polo goalkeepers
- Olympic water polo players for Egypt
- Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in international waters
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1956
- 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen
- Egyptian sportspeople stubs
- African water polo biography stubs