Sayed El-Nahas

Sayed El-Nahas was one of his country’s most successful boxers and represented Egypt (known as the United Arab Republic from 1958 through 1971) at three editions of the Olympic Games. In 1960, he competed as a light-welterweight and survived until the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by Quincey Daniels of the United States. In 1964 and 1968 he was eliminated as a light-middleweight in round two. He had more success at the Mediterranean Games, winning gold as a light-welterweight in 1959 and as a light-middleweight in 1963, as well as the All-Africa Games, where he was the inaugural light-middleweight champion in 1965. Domestically, he was the 1957 and 1959 Egyptian light-middleweight champion. By career he served in the military, reaching a rank equivalent to Colonel, and won numerous military championships. He later coached boxers in Egypt and had a stint at the national team trainer of Saudi Arabia.