The Arab delegation will compete in the XXXIII Olympic Games, which begin in Paris next Friday, with athletes from the country taking home 130 medals in Olympic history.
Egypt was the first Arab nation to compete in the Summer Olympics (Stockholm 1912), and Egyptian Olympic champion Sayed Mohamed Nossir (known as Sayed Nossir) is the first Egyptian and Arab to win a gold medal at the Summer Olympics (Amsterdam 2024).
Egypt took first place as the Arab nation with the most Olympic medals, winning 38 medals including eight gold, 11 silver and 19 bronze. Morocco followed with 24 medals including seven gold, five silver and 12 bronze, while Algeria came in third with 17 medals.
Here is a list of Arab countries with the most medals in Olympic history:
1- Egypt: 38 medals (8 gold, 11 silver, 19 bronze).
2- Morocco: 24 medals (7 gold, 5 silver, 12 bronze).
3- Algeria: 17 medals (5 gold, 4 silver, 8 bronze).
4- Tunisia: 15 medals (5 gold, 3 silver, 7 bronze).
5- Qatar: 8 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze).
6 Bahrain: 4 medals (2 gold, 2 silver).
7- Syria: 4 medals (gold, silver, 2 bronze).
8- Jordan: 3 medals (gold, silver, bronze).
9- Kuwait: 4 medals (1 gold, 3 bronze).
10- UAE: 2 medals (gold, bronze)
11- Lebanon: 4 medals (2 silver, 2 bronze).
12- Saudi Arabia: 4 medals (2 silver, 2 bronze).
13 – Means: 1 medal (silver).
Iraq: 1 medal (bronze).
14 Djibouti: 1 medal (bronze).
The remaining Arab countries not mentioned in this category have not won an Olympic medal.
