Ahmed Sabry

Ahmed Sabry (15 September 1933 – 14 August 1958) was an Egyptian fencing champion. He was one of the six members of the Egyptian team that perished on board KLM Flight 607-E - the Hugo de Groot on 14 August 1958.[1]

Ahmed Sabry
Personal information
Birth nameAhmed Sabry
Full nameAhmed Ismail Sabry
NationalityEgyptian
Born(1933-09-15)15 September 1933
Cairo
Died14 August 1958(1958-08-14) (aged 24)
KLM Flight 607-E - Hugo de Groot plane crash
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportFencing

Personal life

Sabry had two sisters; Laila, who died at the age of 5, and Isis who was married to the Olympic fencer Osman Abdel Hafeez.[2]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 October 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "El Battal Ahmed Sabry" - An Arabic biography from the series "Shabab Khaled" or "Immortal Youth" by Aboel Haggag Hafez - Volume 14


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