Egypt at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Egypt performance 1988 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Egypt at the
1988 Summer Olympics

IOC code| EGY
NOC| Egyptian Olympic Committee
Website| www.egyptianolympic.org (in Arabic and English)
in Seoul, South Korea
17 September–2 October 1988
Competitors| 51 in 12 sports
Flag bearer | Mohamed Khorshed
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

United Arab Republic (1960, 1964)

Egypt competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 49 competitors, 48 men and 1 woman, took part in 36 events in 12 sports.[1]

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Athletics | 4 | 0 | 4
Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12
Boxing | 4 | – | 4
Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1
Fencing | 2 | 0 | 2
Judo | 3 | 0 | 3
Modern pentathlon | 3 | – | 3
Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2
Swimming | 5 | 0 | 5
Table tennis | 2 | 1 | 3
Weightlifting | 5 | – | 5
Wrestling | 7 | – | 7
Total | 50 | 1 | 51

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men
Track and road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat Round 1  | Heat Round 2  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Ahmed Ghanem | 400 metres hurdles | 50.44  | 18  | —  | Did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush | Shot put | 18.94  | 15  | Did not advance
Ahmed Kamel Shatta | 17.61  | 18  | Did not advance
Mohamed Naguib Hamed | Discus throw | NM | Did not advance

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

### Men's tournament

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Main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Summary
Team  | Event  | Group stage  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Egypt men's | Men's tournament |  China
L 84–98  |  Spain
L 70–113  |  Canada
L 64–117  |  Brazil
L 85–138  |  United States
L 35–102  | 6  | —  |  Central African Republic
L 57–63  |  China
L 75–97  | 12

Team roster

The following is the Egypt roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]

Egypt men's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Name | Age – Date of birth | Height | Club | Ctr.

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| 4  | Alaa El-Din Abdoun | 23 – (1965-02-19)19 February 1965  | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |
| 5  | Hany Moussa | 22 – (1966-06-19)19 June 1966  | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |
| 6  | Ashraf Sedky | 32 – (1956-03-10)10 March 1956  | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |
F | 7  | Mohamed Ismail | 29 – (1958-10-28)28 October 1958  | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |
| 8  | Alain Attalah | 23 – (1964-10-05)5 October 1964  | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |
| 9  | Abdel Meguid Amir | 27 – (1961-06-18)18 June 1961  |  |  |
| 10  | Ashraf El-Kordy | 21 – (1967-01-15)15 January 1967  | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |
| 11  | Emad El-Din Mahmoud Ali | 22 – (1966-03-21)21 March 1966  | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |
| 12  | Hisham Khalil | 24 – (1963-11-08)8 November 1963  | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |
| 13  | Mohamed El-Shakeri | 19 – (1968-11-07)7 November 1968  | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |
| 14  | El-Sayed Mohamed | 23 – (1965-09-03)3 September 1965  | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |
| 15  | Ahmed Soliman | 22 – (1965-12-11)11 December 1965  | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)  |  |

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Legend

* Club – describes last
club before the tournament
* Age – describes age
on 17 September 1988

Group play
Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  United States | 5  | 5  | 0  | 485  | 302  | +183  | 10  | Quarterfinals
2  |  Spain | 5  | 4  | 1  | 484  | 435  | +49  | 9
3  |  Brazil | 5  | 3  | 2  | 590  | 522  | +68  | 8
4  |  Canada | 5  | 2  | 3  | 479  | 455  | +24  | 7
5  |  China | 5  | 1  | 4  | 433  | 527  | −94  | 6  | 9th–12th classification round
6  |  Egypt | 5  | 0  | 5  | 338  | 568  | −230  | 5

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

17 September 1988

China | 98-84 |  Egypt

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Scoring by half: 47–43, 51–41

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

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20 September 1988

Egypt | 70-113 |  Spain

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Scoring by half: 44–57, 26–56

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

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21 September 1988

Canada | 117-64 |  Egypt

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Scoring by half: 61–32, 56–32

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

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23 September 1988

Brazil | 138-85 |  Egypt

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Scoring by half: 66–38, 72–47

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

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24 September 1988

Egypt | 35-102 |  United States

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Scoring by half: 21–62, 14–40

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Classification round 9–12

26 September 1988 (1988-09-26)
09:45

Boxscore

Central African Republic | 63-57 |  Egypt

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Scoring by half: 33–31, 30–26
Pts: F. Goporo, Bella 15
Rebs: Lavodrama 16
Asts: Lavodrama 7 |  | Pts: Khalil 17
Rebs: Khalil 8
Asts: Amir 4

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

Classification round 11/12

29 September 1988 (1988-09-29)
14:30

Boxscore

Egypt | 75-97 |  China

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Scoring by half: 42–56, 33–41
Pts: Khalil 26
Rebs: Moussa 6
Asts: Moussa, Sedky 1 |  | Pts: Zhang Y. 33
Rebs: Song 12
Asts: Sun, Wang L., Zhang Y. 3

Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Moustafa Esmail | Light flyweight | Bye  |  Serantes (PHI)
L RSC R2  | Did not advance
Gamal El-Din El-Koumy | Flyweight |  Hussain (IRQ)
W 4–1  |  Gül (TUR)
W 4–1  |  Todorov (BUL)
L Walkover  | Did not advance
Mohamed Hegazi | Lightweight |  Ranamagar (NEP)
W 5–0  |  Onoko (NGR)
W 5–0  |  Saïd (ALG)
W 5–0  |  Zülow (GDR)
L 0–5  | Did not advance
Ahmed El-Nagar | Light heavyweight | —  |  Nanton (VIN)
W Walkover  |  Collins (GRN)
W 5–0  |  Petrich (POL)
L 0–5  | Did not advance

## Equestrianism

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

### Jumping

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Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Round 1  | Round 2  | Total
Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Penalties  | Rank
André Salah Sakakini | Tric Trac 2  | Individual | 0.00  | 71  | 33.00  | 41  | 33.00  | 58  | Did not advance

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, both men, represented Egypt in 1988.

Individual
Pool stages
Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage 1  | Group Stage 2  | Group Stage 3

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Abdel Monem El-Husseini | Men's foil |  Gey (FRG)
L 3–5  |  Strand (SWE)
W 5–1  |  Turiace (ARG)
W 5–3  |  Fonseca (BRA)
W 5–2  | —  | 2 Q |  Bel (FRA)
L 2–5  |  Koretsky (URS)
L 3–5  |  Emura (JPN)
L 2–5  |  Harper (GBR)
W 5–4  |  Littell (USA)
W 5–2  | 4 Q |  Wagner (GDR)
L 0–5  |  Szekeres (HUN)
L 0–5  |  Gey (FRG)
L 3–5  |  Cerioni (ITA)
W 5–4  | 5
Ahmed Mohamed |  Numa (ITA)
L 3–5  |  Howe (GDR)
L 2–5  |  Marx (USA)
W 5–1  |  Cornet (PAR)
W 5–0  |  Kim (KOR)
L 4–5  | 4 Q |  Gátai (HUN)
L 2–5  |  Strand (SWE)
L 3–5  |  Sypniewski (POL)
L 2–5  |  Wagner (GDR)
L 3–5  |  Lao (CHN)
L 4–5  | 5  | Did not advance

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Final

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Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3
Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Emad El-Din Hassan | 60 kg | Bye  |  Roux (FRA)
L Yusei-gachi  | Did not advance
Walid Mohamed Hussain | 78 kg |  Németh (HUN)
W Koka  |  Legień (POL)
L Ippon  | Did not advance  |  García (ARG)
L Ippon  | Did not advance
Mohamed Ali Rashwan | +95 kg | —  | Bye  |  Bergmann (ISL)
W Ippon  |  Saito (JPN)
L Ippon  | Did not advance  | —  |  Zapryanov (BUL)
L Yusei-gachi  | Did not advance

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Egypt in 1988.

Athlete  | Event  | Riding
(show jumping) | Fencing
(épée one touch) | Swimming
(300 m freestyle) | Shooting
(Rapid fire pistol) | Running
(4000 m) | Total points  | Final rank

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Penalties  | Rank  | MP points  | Results  | Rank  | MP points  | Time  | Rank  | MP points  | Points  | Rank  | MP Points  | Time  | Rank  | MP Points
Moustafa Adam | Individual | 88  | 16  | 1012  | 29–36  | 39  | 728  | 3:36.67  | 45  | 1140  | 190  | 31  | 912  | 15:24.42  | 60  | 793  | 4585  | 49
Mohamed Abdou El-Souad | 0  | 1  | 1100  | 27–38  | 46  | 694  | 3:45.22  | 60  | 1072  | 196  | 4  | 1044  | 14:34.05  | 50  | 943  | 4853  | 31
Ayman Mahmoud | 154  | 34  | 946  | 22–43  | 58  | 609  | 3:32.32  | 35  | 1176  | 189  | 34  | 890  | 13:57.17  | 33  | 1054  | 4675  | 45
Moustafa Adam
Mohamed Abdou El-Souad
Ayman Mahmoud | Team | 242  | 1  | 3058  | 78–117  | 16  | 2031  | 10:54.21  | 14  | 3388  | 575  | 6  | 2846  | 43:55.64  | 16  | 2790  | 14113  | 12

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Mixed
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Sherif Saleh | Trap | 142  | 25  | Did not advance
Mohamed Khorshed | Skeet | 143  | 33  | Did not advance

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Final A/B

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Ahmed Abdullah | 200 metre butterfly | 2:05.28  | 31  | Did not advance
Amin Amer | 100 metre backstroke | 1:00.76  | 39  | Did not advance
Moustafa Amer | 100 metre freestyle | 53.57  | 45  | Did not advance
200 metre freestyle | 1:57.50  | 47  | Did not advance
Mohamed El-Azoul | 50 metre freestyle | 24.64  | 42  | Did not advance
Mohamed Hassan | 25.11  | 48  | Did not advance
Mohamed El-Azoul
Amin Amer
Mohamed Hassan
Moustafa Amer | 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | DQ | Did not advance

## Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Sherif El-Saket | Singles |  Kim (KOR)
L 0–3  |  Domuschiev (BUL)
L 1–3  |  Persson (SWE)
L 0–3  |  Molenda (POL)
L 1–3  |  Saito (JPN)
L 0–3  |  Gambra (CHI)
L 0–3  |  Mehta (IND)
L 0–3  | 8  | Did not advance
Ashraf Helmy |  Douglas (GBR)
L 0–3  |  Huang (TPE)
L 0–3  |  Saif (PAK)
W 3–1  |  Kalinić (YUG)
L 0–3  |  Kano (BRA)
L 0–3  |  Fermín (DOM)
W 3–1  |  Lindh (SWE)
L 0–3  | 7  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Nihal Meshref | Singles |  Vriesekoop (NED)
L 0–3  |  Perkučin (YUG)
L 0–3  |  Gergelcheva (BUL)
L 0–3  |  Kim de Rimasa (ARG)
L 1–3  |  Šafářová (TCH)
L 0–3  | 6  | Did not advance

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Clean & jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Ramadan Aly | 52 kg | 100.0  | 10  | NM | DNF
Khalil El-Sayed | 75 kg | 142.5  | 12  | 172.5  | 16  | 315.0  | 13
Mahmoud Mahgoub | 90 kg | NM | DNF
Reda El-Batoty | +110 kg | 175.0  | 4  | 217.5  | 6  | 392.5  | 6
Adhan Mohamed | 152.5  | 11  | 190.0  | 11  | 342.5  | 12

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Greco-Roman
Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Abdellatif Abdellatif | 68 kg |  Lagerborg (SWE)
L 0–9  |  Koçak (TUR)
L Fall  | Did not advance  | —  | 12  | Did not advance
Moustafa Ramadan Hussein | 82 kg |  N'To (CMR)
W Fall  |  Stoykov (BUL)
L Passivity  |  Komáromi (HUN)
L 0–17  | Did not advance  | —  | 7  | Did not advance
Kamal Ibrahim | 90 kg |  Bernstein (ISR)
L 8–11  | Bye  |  Leitão (BRA)
W 17–0  |  Pikilidis (GRE)
L 0–9  | Did not advance  | —  | 5  | Did not advance
Hassan El-Hadad | 130 kg |  Ramsaran (MRI)
W Fall  |  Jassim (IRQ)
W Passivity  |  Deguchi (JPN)
W Fall  |  Gerovski (BUL)
L 0–5  | Bye  | —  | 2  |  Johansson (SWE)
L Passivity  | 4

Freestyle
Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Mohamed El-Khodary | 68 kg |  Manzur (ESA)
W 19–3  |  Khadem (IRI)
L 0–16  |  Wattar (SYR)
L 3–14  | Did not advance  | 9  | Did not advance
Moustafa Ramadan Hussein | 82 kg |  Ito (JPN)
L 0–4  |  Iglesias (ARG)
W 10–5  |  Nikolovski (YUG)
L 4–6  | Did not advance  | —  | 10  | Did not advance
Hassan El-Hadad | 130 kg |  Baumgartner (USA)
L DQ  | Did not advance  | —  | 8  | Did not advance

## References

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1. ^ "Egypt at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
2. ^ Egypt at the 1988 Summer Olympics
3. ^ "1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". FIBA. Archived from the original on 24 December 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

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National Olympic Committees at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea

Africa|

* Algeria
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* Burkina Faso
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
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* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zaire
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* Zimbabwe

America|

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* Panama
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* Peru
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* United States
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* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
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Europe|

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Oceania|

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*[BM]: Bronze medal match
*[Pos.]: Position(s)
*[No.]: Number
*[Ctr.]: Country
*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[L]: Lost
*[PF]: Points for
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*[PD]: Point difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[DQ]: Disqualified
*[DNF]: Did not finish