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. The nation did not win any medals at this edition of the Games.
Competitors
The following lists the number of Egyptian competitors in various sports at the 1988 Games.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! width=180|Sport
! width=55|Men
! width=55|Women
! width=55|Total
|-
| align=left|10pxAthletics
| 4 || 0 || 4
|-
| align=left|10pxBasketball
| 12 || 0 || 12
|-
| align=left|10pxBoxing
| 4 || – || 4
|-
| align=left|10pxEquestrian
| 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left|10pxFencing
| 2 || 0 || 2
|-
| align=left|10pxJudo
| 3 || 0 || 3
|-
| align=left|10pxModern pentathlon
| 3 || – || 3
|-
| align=left|10pxShooting
| 2 || 0 || 2
|-
| align=left|10pxSwimming
| 5 || 0 || 5
|-
| align=left|10pxTable tennis
| 2 || 1 || 3
|-
| align=left|10pxWeightlifting
| 5 || – || 5
|-
| align=left|10pxWrestling
| 7 || – || 7
|-
! Total || 50 || 1 || 51
|}
Athletics
;Men
;Track and road events
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat Round 1
!colspan=2|Heat Round 2
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Ahmed Ghanem
|align=left|400 metres hurdles
|50.44
|18
|colspan=2
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
;Field events
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush
|align=left rowspan=2|Shot put
|18.94
|15
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Ahmed Kamel Shatta
|17.61
|18
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohamed Naguib Hamed
|align=left|Discus throw
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Basketball
Men's tournament
;Summary
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=6|Group stage
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Egypt men's
|align=left|Men's tournament
|<br />L 84–98
|<br />L 70–113
|<br />L 64–117
|<br />L 85–138
|<br />L 35–102
|6
|
|<br />L 57–63
|<br />L 75–97
|12
|}
;Team roster
;Group play
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;Classification round 9–12
;Classification round 11/12
Boxing
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Moustafa Esmail
|align=left|Light flyweight
|
|<br>L RSC R2
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Gamal El-Din El-Koumy
|align=left|Flyweight
|<br>W 4–1
|<br>W 4–1
|<br>L Walkover
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohamed Hegazi
|align=left|Lightweight
|<br>W 5–0
|<br>W 5–0
|<br>W 5–0
|<br>L 0–5
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Ahmed El-Nagar
|align=left|Light heavyweight
|
|<br>W Walkover
|<br>W 5–0
|<br>L 0–5
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|}
Equestrian
Jumping
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="3"|Athlete
!rowspan="3"|Horse
!rowspan="3"|Event
!colspan="6"|Qualification
!colspan="2" rowspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!colspan=2|Round 1
!colspan=2|Round 2
!colspan=2|Total
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Penalties
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|André Salah Sakakini
|align=left|Tric Trac 2
|align=left|Individual
|0.00
|71
|33.00
|41
|33.00
|58
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Fencing
Two fencers, both men, represented Egypt in 1988.
;Individual
;Pool stages
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:70%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="6"|Group Stage 1
!colspan="6"|Group Stage 2
!colspan="5"|Group Stage 3
|-
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Abdel Monem El-Husseini
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's foil
|<br>L 3–5
|<br>W 5–1
|<br>W 5–3
|<br>W 5–2
|
|2 Q
|<br>L 2–5
|<br>L 3–5
|<br>L 2–5
|<br>W 5–4
|<br>W 5–2
|4 Q
|<br>L 0–5
|<br>L 0–5
|<br>L 3–5
|<br>W 5–4
|5
|-align=center
|align=left|Ahmed Mohamed
|<br>L 3–5
|<br>L 2–5
|<br>W 5–1
|<br>W 5–0
|<br>L 4–5
|4 Q
|<br>L 2–5
|<br>L 3–5
|<br>L 2–5
|<br>L 3–5
|<br>L 4–5
|5
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
Judo
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="3"|Athlete
!rowspan="3"|Event
!rowspan="2"|Round of 64
!rowspan="2"|Round of 32
!rowspan="2"|Round of 16
!rowspan="2"|Quarterfinals
!rowspan="2"|Semifinals
!colspan=3|Repechage
!rowspan="2" colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Round 3
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Emad El-Din Hassan
|align=left|60 kg
|
|<br>L Yusei-gachi
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Walid Mohamed Hussain
|align=left|78 kg
|<br>W Koka
|<br>L Ippon
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|<br>L Ippon
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohamed Ali Rashwan
|align=left|+95 kg
|
|
|<br>W Ippon
|<br>L Ippon
|Did not advance
|colspan=2
|<br>L Yusei-gachi
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Egypt in 1988.
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=3|Riding<br/><span style="font-size:95%">(show jumping)</span>
!colspan=3|Fencing<br/><span style="font-size:95%">(épée one touch)</span>
!colspan=3|Swimming<br/><span style="font-size:95%">(300 m freestyle)</span>
!colspan=3|Shooting<br/><span style="font-size:95%">(Rapid fire pistol)</span>
!colspan=3|Running<br/><span style="font-size:95%">(4000 m)</span>
!rowspan=2|Total points
!rowspan=2|Final rank
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Penalties
!Rank
!MP points
!Results
!Rank
!MP points
!Time
!Rank
!MP points
!Points
!Rank
!MP Points
!Time
!Rank
!MP Points
|-align=center
|align=left|Moustafa Adam
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual
|88
|16
|1012
|29–36
|39
|728
|3:36.67
|45
|1140
|190
|31
|912
|15:24.42
|60
|793
|4585
|49
|-align=center
|align=left|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
|-align=center
|align=left|Ayman Mahmoud
|154
|34
|946
|22–43
|58
|609
|3:32.32
|35
|1176
|189
|34
|890
|13:57.17
|33
|1054
|4675
|45
|-align=center
|align=left|Moustafa Adam<br>Mohamed Abdou El-Souad<br>Ayman Mahmoud
|align=left|Team
|242
|1
|3058
|78–117
|16
|2031
|10:54.21
|14
|3388
|575
|6
|2846
|43:55.64
|16
|2790
|14113
|12
|}
Shooting
;Mixed
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Sherif Saleh
|align=left|Trap
|142
|25
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohamed Khorshed
|align=left|Skeet
|143
|33
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Swimming
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Heats
!colspan=2|Final A/B
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Ahmed Abdullah
|align=left|200 metre butterfly
|2:05.28
|31
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Amin Amer
|align=left|100 metre backstroke
|1:00.76
|39
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Moustafa Amer
|align=left|100 metre freestyle
|53.57
|45
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|200 metre freestyle
|1:57.50
|47
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohamed El-Azoul
|align=left rowspan=2|50 metre freestyle
|24.64
|42
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohamed Hassan
|25.11
|48
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohamed El-Azoul<br>Amin Amer<br>Mohamed Hassan<br>Moustafa Amer
|align=left|4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Table tennis
;Men
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="8"|Group Stage
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Sherif El-Saket
|align=left rowspan=2|Singles
|<br>L 0–3
|<br>L 1–3
|<br>L 0–3
|<br>L 1–3
|<br>L 0–3
|<br>L 0–3
|<br>L 0–3
|8
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Ashraf Helmy
|<br>L 0–3
|<br>L 0–3
|<br>W 3–1
|<br>L 0–3
|<br>L 0–3
|<br>W 3–1
|<br>L 0–3
|7
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="6"|Group Stage
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Nihal Meshref
|align=left|Singles
|<br>L 0–3
|<br>L 0–3
|<br>L 0–3
|<br>L 1–3
|<br>L 0–3
|6
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
Weightlifting
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Snatch
!colspan="2"|Clean & jerk
!rowspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2"|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Ramadan Aly
|align=left|52 kg
|100.0
|10
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align=left|Khalil El-Sayed
|align=left|75 kg
|142.5
|12
|172.5
|16
|315.0
|13
|-align=center
|align=left|Mahmoud Mahgoub
|align=left|90 kg
|colspan=2|
|colspan=4|
|-align=center
|align=left|Reda El-Batoty
|align=left rowspan=2|+110 kg
|175.0
|4
|217.5
|6
|392.5
|6
|-align=center
|align=left|Adhan Mohamed
|152.5
|11
|190.0
|11
|342.5
|12
|}
Wrestling
;Greco-Roman
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="8"|Group Stage
!colspan=2|Final
|-
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Abdellatif Abdellatif
|align=left|68 kg
|<br>L 0–9
|<br>L Fall
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|colspan=2
|12
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Moustafa Ramadan Hussein
|align=left|82 kg
|<br>W Fall
|<br>L Passivity
|<br>L 0–17
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Kamal Ibrahim
|align=left|90 kg
|<br>L 8–11
|
|<br>W 17–0
|<br>L 0–9
|Did not advance
|colspan=2
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Hassan El-Hadad
|align=left|130 kg
|<br>W Fall
|<br>W Passivity
|<br>W Fall
|<br>L 0–5
|
|colspan=2
|2
|<br>L Passivity
|4
|}
;Freestyle
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="8"|Group Stage
!colspan=2|Final
|-
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohamed El-Khodary
|align=left|68 kg
|<br>W 19–3
|<br>L 0–16
|<br>L 3–14
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|9
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Moustafa Ramadan Hussein
|align=left|82 kg
|<br>L 0–4
|<br>W 10–5
|<br>L 4–6
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|
|10
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Hassan El-Hadad
|align=left|130 kg
|<br>L DQ
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|colspan=3
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
