Youssef Abbas
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youssef Mohamed Abbas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Egyptian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 1920 Abu Zaabal, Qalyubiyya, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 October 1956 (aged 35) Mediterranean Sea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Basketball | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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.com (archived)
- Youssef Abbas at FIBA.com (archived)
- Youssef Abbas at FIBA.com (archived)
- Youssef Abbas – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Youssef Abbas at Olympedia
 | ||
   | This biographical article relating to an Egyptian basketball figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 1956 deaths
- People from Qalyubiyya Governorate
- Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Egyptian men's basketball players
- Olympic basketball players for Egypt
- 1950 FIBA World Championship players
- Al Ahly basketball players
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1956
- Egyptian basketball biography stubs
- Victims of aircraft shootdowns