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Mohamed Ali Riad

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Mohamed Ali Riad
Personal information
Born(1927-05-13)13 May 1927
Died14 August 1958(1958-08-14) (aged 31)
KLM Flight 607-E - Hugo de Groot plane crash
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Barcelona Team foil

Mohamed Ali Riad (13 May 1927 – 14 August 1958) was an Egyptian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] He also competed at the 1955 Mediterranean Games where he won a bronze medal in team foil event.[2] He was one of six members of the Egyptian fencing team who perished on board KLM Flight 607-E on 14 August 1958.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mohamed Ali Riad Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – Mohamed Riad". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Sports tragedies - The San Diego Union-Tribune". signonsandiego.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
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