Osman Abdel Hafeez

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
1951 AlexandriaÉpée team
1951 AlexandriaFoil team
1955 BarcelonaFoil team

Personal life

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

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
  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. "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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