Egypt competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , from 27 July to 12 August 2012 , sending one of its largest delegations ever . A total of 110 Egyptian athletes participated in 83 events across 20 sports , with more women taking part than ever before . The nation 's flagbearer in the opening ceremonies was Hesham Mesbah , a judoka who was Egypt 's only medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Egypt won two medals during the course of the Games : Alaaeldin Abouelkassem earned silver in the men 's foil , becoming the first competitor from an African nation to win a fencing medal , while Karam Gaber captured silver in the men 's 84 kg Greco-Roman wrestling event . Two Egyptian weightlifters were awarded medals retroactively , after higher-ranked competitors were disqualified for doping : Abeer Abdelrahman took silver in the women 's 75 kg event , while Tarek Yehia , received bronze in the men 's 85 kg event . Among other achievements , Mostafa Mansour was the nation 's first competitor in sprint canoeing while fencer Shaimaa El-Gammal became the first Egyptian female to appear in four editions of the Olympics
opening ceremonies
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Egypt at the 2012 Summer Olympics