Syria first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948. Syrian diver Zouheir Shourbagi, the sole competitor, placed 10th in the men's platform.[1] Syria then missed the next four Olympiads (though in 1960 the nation competed with Egypt as part of the United Arab Republic). Syria returned to the Games in 1968, and has sent athletes to compete in all but one Summer Olympic Games, missing the 1976 Games. Syria has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.
| Syria at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SYR |
| NOC | Syrian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 109th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 United Arab Republic (1960) | |
The National Olympic Committee of Syria was created in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 31 January 1948, at the IOC Session in Sankt Moritz. Syrian athletes have won a total of four medals, in four sports: Athletics, Freestyle wrestling, Weightlifting and Boxing.
History
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Syria first participated as an independent nation at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. At Rome in 1960, it participated as part of the United Arab Republic. It split its alliance with Egypt in 1961 and did not compete in Tokyo in 1964.[2]
Syria returned to the Olympics in Mexico in 1968 for the first time and missed only at Montreal in 1976. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Syria had won its first Olympic medal when Joseph Atiyeh won silver in the freestyle wrestling.[3] During the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Ghada Shouaa won Syria's first gold medal in heptathlon with a total of 6,780 points.[4]
Syria also achieved the third medal in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games and it was a bronze medal by the national boxer Nasser al-Shami in the sport of boxing.[5] Finally, the fourth medal was achieved by national weightlifter Man Asaad in the weightlifting competitions, as it was a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Medal tables
editMedals by Summer Games
edit| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 London | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1952 Helsinki | did not participate | |||||
| 1956 Melbourne | ||||||
| 1960 Rome | as part of  United Arab Republic (RAU)
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| 1964 Tokyo | did not participate | |||||
| 1968 Mexico City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1972 Munich | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1976 Montreal | did not participate | |||||
| 1980 Moscow | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 1988 Seoul | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1992 Barcelona | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1996 Atlanta | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 2000 Sydney | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2004 Athens | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| 2008 Beijing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 London | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Tokyo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| 2024 Paris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 107 | |
Medals by sport
edit| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
List of medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Joseph Atiyeh | 1984 Los Angeles |  Wrestling |
Men's freestyle 100 kg |
 Gold |
Ghada Shouaa | 1996 Atlanta |  Athletics |
Women's heptathlon |
 Bronze |
Nasser Al Shami | 2004 Athens |  Boxing |
Men's heavyweight |
| Bronze |
Man Asaad | 2020 Tokyo |  Weightlifting |
Men's 109+kg |
Flagbearers
edit| Games | Athlete | Sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 London | Zouheir Shourbagi | Diving | ||||
| 1952 Helsinki | did not participate | |||||
| 1956 Melbourne | ||||||
| 1960 Rome | as part of United Arab Republic (RAU)
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| 1964 Tokyo | did not participate | |||||
| 1968 Mexico City | Mahmoud Balah | Wrestling | ||||
| 1972 Munich | Mounzer Khatib | Shooting | ||||
| 1976 Montreal | did not participate | |||||
| 1980 Moscow | Jihad Naim | Shooting | ||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | Joseph Atiyeh | Wrestling | ||||
| 1988 Seoul | Hafez El-Hussein | Athletics | ||||
| 1992 Barcelona | Dennis Atiyeh | Wrestling | ||||
| 1996 Atlanta | Ghada Shouaa | Athletics | ||||
| 2000 Sydney | Moutassem Ghotouq | Head of mission | ||||
| 2004 Athens | Mohammad Hazzory | Athletics | ||||
| 2008 Beijing | Ahed Joughili | Weightlifting | ||||
| 2012 London | Majd Eddin Ghazal | Athletics | ||||
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Majd Eddin Ghazal | Athletics | ||||
| 2020 Tokyo | Ahmad Hamcho Hend Zaza |
Equestrian Table tennis | ||||
| 2024 Paris | Amre Hamcho Alisar Youssef |
Equestrian Athletics | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Biography". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ Games of the XVII Olympiad, Rome 1960 : the official report of the Organizing Committee Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad, v. 1 (pages 828-830)
- ^ Paul Reinhard (25 July 1984). "Joe Atiyeh will wrestle for Syria to compete at 198 pounds the road to Los Angeles". The Morning Call.
- ^ Christel Saneh (15 September 2021). "Ghada Shouaa: The only Olympic gold medallist for Syria". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Syria participates in the London Olympics with 10 athletes, led by equestrian Ahmed Hamsho". France 24/France 24 (in Arabic). 4 July 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Weightlifter Man Asaad Wins Bronze for Syria at the Tokyo Olympics". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
External links
edit- "Syrian Arab Republic". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Syria". Olympedia.com.
- "Syria (Antocheia)". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/SYR". olympanalyt.com.