Syria at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Syria at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg
IOC code SYR
NOC Syrian Olympic Committee
Website www.syriaolymp.org  (in Arabic and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors2 (2 men) in 1 sport
Flag bearer Mahmoud Balah
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic (1960)

Syria competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first time in 20 years that the nation participated in the Olympic Games.

Contents

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Wrestling 202
Total202

Wrestling

Syria nominated 2 wrestlers. [1] [2]

Key:

Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound 1
Result
Round 2
Result
Round 3
Result
Round 4
Result
Round 5
Result
Round 6
Result
Rank
Ahmed Chahrour −52 kg Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Mohamed Salem  (EGY)
Draw
Flag of Portugal.svg  Leonel Duarte  (POR)
WPt
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Bakulin  (URS)
LVT
Did not AdvanceN/A
Mahmoud Balah −78 kg Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Toshiro Tashiro  (JPN)
WPt
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Peter Nettekoven  (FRG)
WPt
Did not Advance13

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References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Flyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  2. "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2019.