Youssef Mohamed Abbas (Arabic: يوسف محمد عباس; 2 December 1920 – 28 October 1956) was an Egyptian basketball player. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] He died after the plane he was travelling on was shot down during Operation Tarnegol over the Mediterranean Sea.[2]
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| Full name | Youssef Mohamed Abbas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Egyptian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 1920 Abu Zaabal, Qalyubiyya, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 October 1956 (aged 35) Mediterranean Sea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Basketball | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Youssef Abbas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Youssef Abbas at Olympedia
External links
edit- Youssef Abbas at FIBA Archive
- Youssef Abbas at FIBA Archive
- Youssef Abbas at FIBA Archive
- Youssef Abbas – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Youssef Abbas at Olympedia
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