| Syria at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SYR |
| NOC | Syrian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 67 (65 men and 2 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jihad Naim |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 United Arab Republic (1960) | |
Syria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The country returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Boxing | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Football | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Judo | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Shooting | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Wrestling | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 65 | 2 | 67 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Position | Result | Position | Result | Position | Result | Position | ||
| Nabil Nahri | 100 m | 10.67 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 22.14 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Mohamed El-Abed | 400 m | 50.47 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mohamed Makhlouf | 800 m | 1:52.3 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| 1500 m | 4:00.4 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Saleh El-Ali | 5000 m | 15:08.2 | 12 | Did not advance | |||||
| Akel Hamdan | 10,000 m | 31:21.9 | 9 | Did not advance | |||||
| Maher Hreitani | 110 m hurdles | 15.45 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Amer Maaraoui | 400 m hurdles | 53.26 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Abdul Karim Joumaa | 3,000 m steeplechase | 9:29.4 | 10 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Position | Result | Position | ||
| Ahmad Balkis | High jump | 2.05 | 29 | Did not advance | |
| Adnan Houry | Discus throw | 47.52 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Position | Result | Position | Result | Position | Result | Position | ||
| Hala El-Moughrabi | 800 m | 2:17.6 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| 1500 m | DNS | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Position | Result | Position | ||
| Dia Toutinji | Long jump | DNS | Did not advance | ||
| High jump | NM | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Adel Hammoude | Light Flyweight |  Künzler (ROU)L TKO | Did not advance | ||||||
| Talal Elchawa | Flyweight |  Mlundwa (TAN)L 0-5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Fayez Zaghloul | Bantamweight | BYE |  Ouphaphone (LAO)W 5-0 |  Anthony (GUY)L 2-3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Nidal Haddad | Featherweight |  González (MEX)L 0-5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Farez Halabi | Light-Welterweight | Kampanath (LAO) W 3-2 |  Oliva (ITA)L TKO | Did not advance | |||||
| Mohamed Ali El-Dahan | Welterweight |  Krüger (GDR)L 0-5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Imad Idriss | Light-Middleweight | BYE | Njunwa (TAN) L DSQ | Did not advance | |||||
| Naasan Ajjoub | Heavyweight |  Stoimenov (BUL)L TKO | Did not advance | ||||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 |
 Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
 Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Syria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 – 0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||||
| Samir El-Najjar | −60kg |  Charles Chibwe (ZAM)W 1000-0000 |  José Rodríguez (CUB)L 0000-1000 | Did not advance |  Naji Keyrouz (LIB)W 1000-0000 | John Holliday (GBR) L 0000-1000 | Did not advance | 7 | |||
| Bassam El-Jabbin | −78kg |  Ignacio San Paz (ESP)L 0000-1000 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Said Achtar | Open | — | BYE |  Franz Berger (AUT)L 0000-1000 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Diver | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Khalil Arbaji | Skeet | 172 | 46 |
| Adnan Houjeij | Trap | 181 | 26 |
| Jihad Naim | Skeet | 176 | 45 |
| Nidal Nasser | Trap | 178 | 29 |
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Imade Kadro | −52 kg | 85 | 15 | 105 | 15 | 190 | 14 |
| Faouaz Nadirin | −60 kg | 102.5 | 13 | 127.5 | 13 | 230 | 13 |
| Salem Ajjoub | −82.5 kg | 127.5 | 16 | 175 | 12 | 302.5 | 14 |
| Talal Najjar | −110 kg | 157.5 | 9 | 205 | 8 | 362.5 | 8 |
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