title: United Arab Republic at the 1960 Summer Olympics
text: # United Arab Republic at the 1960 Summer Olympics
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  ## United Arab Republic Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Osman Sayed | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman flyweight (−52 kg) |
  | Bronze | Abdel Moneim El-Guindi | Boxing | Men's flyweight (−51 kg) |
  
  ## Fencing
  
  Six fencers represented the United Arab Republic in 1960.
  
  ### Men's foil
  
  * Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini
  * Moustafa Soheim
  * Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi
  
  ### Men's team foil
  
  * Farid El-Ashmawi, Moustafa Soheim, Mohamed Gamil El-Kalyoubi, Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini, Sameh Abdel Rahman, Ahmed Zein El-Abidin
  
  ## Rowing
  
  United Arab Republic had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.
  
  ### Men's eight
  
  * Abdallah Gazi
  * Abdel Sattar Abdel Hadj
  * Mohamed Abdel Sami
  * Abdel Fattah Abou-Shanab
  * Taha Hassouba
  * Saleh Ibrahim
  * Ibrahim Abdulhalim
  * Abdel Mohsen Saad
  * Abbas Khamis
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Three shooters represented the United Arab Republic in 1960.
  
  ### 25 m pistol
  
  * Ali El-Kashef
  
  ### Trap
  
  * Hussam El-Badrawi
  * Hassan Moaffi
  