Osman Abdel Hafeez (30 March 1917 – 14 August 1958) was an Egyptian épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] He was one of six members of the Egyptian fencing team who perished on board KLM Flight 607-E on 14 August 1958.[2]

Osman Abdel Hafeez
Personal information
Born(1917-03-30)30 March 1917
Shibin El Kom, Egypt
Died14 August 1958(1958-08-14) (aged 41)
KLM Flight 607-E - Hugo de Groot plane crash
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportFencing
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Alexandria Épée team
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Alexandria Foil team
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Barcelona Foil team

Personal life

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Hafeez had three brothers, Saleh, Ibrahim, and Fathy, as well as two sisters: Zeinab and Fatma. He was married to Isis Ismail Sabry, the daughter of a pediatrician. She is the sister of Ahmed Sabry his fellow fencing champion who was on the same doomed flight. He had a son, Ismail, and a daughter, Pakinam.[3]

Medals and honors

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He competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951 where he won bronze medals in the épée and foil team events and in 1955 where he won a bronze medal in the foil team event.[4] The main hall in the Egyptian Fencing Club is named after Hafeez, as well as a street in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt and a school in his hometown of Shibin El Kom, Egypt.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Osman Abdel Hafeez Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Sports tragedies - The San Diego Union-Tribune". signonsandiego.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  3. ^ a b "El Battal Osman Abdel Hafeez" - An Arabic biography from the series "Shabab Khaled" or "Immortal Youth" by Aboel Haggag Hafez - Volume 5
  4. ^ "Olympedia – Osman Abdel Hafeez". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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