Farid Simaika competed in both the springboard and platform events, taking bronze in the former and silver in the latter.

Abdel Moneim Mokhtar competed in the platform, finishing 6th in his semifinal group and not making the top-3 cut necessary to advance to the final.

Egypt won its first two matches before falling to Argentina in the semifinals; the team took 4th place after losing the bronze medal game as well.

El-Sayed Nosseir became Egypt's first Olympic champion (and first medalist of any kind) when he won the light heavyweight competition.

Ibrahim Moustafa earned Egypt's first medal in wrestling, a gold, by winning the men's light heavyweight Greco-Roman event.