During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Egypt, along with many other countries, boycotted due to the participation of New Zealand, who still had sporting links with South Africa.
Athletes from Egypt, Cameroon, Morocco, and Tunisia competed on 18–20 July before these nations withdrew from the Games.
Results by event
Basketball
Men's team competition
lost to 103-64
forfeited remaining games to , , , , , and → 12th place
Team roster
Sayed Aboul Dahab
Mohamed Essam Khaled
Mohamed Khaled El Said
Fathi Mohamed Kamel
Hamdi El Seoudi
Mohamed Hanafi El Gohari
Ahmed El Saharti
Ismail Mohamed Aly Selim
Medhat Mohsen Warda
Osman Hassan Farid
Mohamed Hamdi Osman
Awad Abdel Nabi
Head coach: Fouad Aboulkheir
Boxing
Light Flyweight
Said Mohamed Abdelwahab
defeated in first round (referee stopped match at 1:59 1st round) lost to in second round (walkover) Flyweight Said Ahmed Elashry defeated in first round (5-0) lost to in second round (walkover) Bantamweight Abdelnabi Elsayed Mahran lost to in first round (5-0)
Weightlifting
Flyweight
Mustafa Aly
Snatch: 90.0 kg (15th place) Clean and jerk: missed all 3 attempts Bantamweight Ahmed Mashall Snatch: 90.0 kg (19th place) Clean and jerk: 127.5 kg (14th place) Total: 217.5 kg (14th place)