Syria at the Olympics

Syria, officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic, first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, when the diver Zouheir Al-Shourbagi was the sole competitor at the 1948 London games and placed 10th in the men's platform. 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 except, when they missing the 1976 Games and has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

Syria at the
Olympics
IOC codeSYR
NOCSyrian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.syriaolymp.org (in Arabic and English)
Medals
Ranked 103rd
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
4
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.

Medal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1948 London10000-
1952 Helsinkidid not participate
1956 Melbourne
1960 Romeas part of  United Arab Republic (RAU)
1964 Tokyodid not participate
1968 Mexico City20000-
1972 Munich50000-
1976 Montrealdid not participate
1980 Moscow670000-
1984 Los Angeles7010133
1988 Seoul160000-
1992 Barcelona100000-
1996 Atlanta7100149
2000 Sydney80000-
2004 Athens6001171
2008 Beijing80000-
2012 London100000-
2016 Rio de Janeiro70000-
2020 Tokyo6001186
2024 Parisfuture event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total1124101

Medals by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics1001
Wrestling0101
Boxing0011
Weightlifting0011
Totals (4 entries)1124

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverJoseph Atiyeh1984 Los Angeles WrestlingMen's freestyle 100 kg
 GoldGhada Shouaa1996 Atlanta AthleticsWomen's heptathlon
 BronzeNasser Al Shami2004 Athens BoxingMen's heavyweight
 BronzeMan Asaad2020 Tokyo WeightliftingMen's 109+kg

Flagbearers
See also: List of flag bearers for Syria at the Olympics
Summer Olympics
Games Athlete Sport
1948 London Zouheir Shourbagi Diving
1952 Helsinkidid not participate
1956 Melbourne
1960 Romeas part of  United Arab Republic (RAU)
1964 Tokyodid not participate
1968 Mexico City Mahmoud Balah Wrestling
1972 Munich Mounzer Khatib Shooting
1976 Montrealdid 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 Hend Zaza
Ahmad Hamcho		 Table tennis
Equestrian

See also
  • "Syrian Arab Republic". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
  • "Syria". Olympedia.com.
  • "Syria (Antocheia)". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/SYR". olympanalyt.com.
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