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Ahmed Fouad Nessim

Ahmed Fouad Nessim

Egyptian water polo player

Ahmed Fouad Nessim (19 September 1924 – 28 October 1956) was an Egyptian water polo player. He participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

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He was given the honour of carrying the national flag of Egypt at the opening ceremony of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, becoming the seventh water polo player to serve as a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[2] Nessim died in a plane crash in the Mediterranean Sea in 1956.[2]

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  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ahmed Fouad Nessim Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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    "Ahmed Fouad Nessim". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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