About Ahmed Fouad Nessim
Lived 1924 – 1956 (aged 32). Ahmed Fouad Nessim was an Egyptian water polo player.
Ahmed Fouad Nessim (19 September 1924 – 28 October 1956) was an Egyptian water polo player. He participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
He was given the honour of carrying the national flag of Egypt at the opening ceremony of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, becoming the seventh water polo player to serve as a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Nessim died after the plane he was travelling on was shot down during Operation Tarnegol over the Mediterranean Sea.
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Who was Ahmed Fouad Nessim?
Egyptian water polo player
When was Ahmed Fouad Nessim born?
Ahmed Fouad Nessim was born on 19 September 1924.
When did Ahmed Fouad Nessim die?
Ahmed Fouad Nessim died on 28 October 1956 in Mediterranean Sea.
What was Ahmed Fouad Nessim's occupation?
Ahmed Fouad Nessim was a water polo player.
What nationality was Ahmed Fouad Nessim?
Ahmed Fouad Nessim was Egyptian.
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