Syria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Syria at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg
IOC code SYR
NOC Syrian Olympic Committee
Website www.syriaolymp.org  (in Arabic and English)
in Moscow
Competitors67 (65 men and 2 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer Jihad Naim
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 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The country returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The youngest participant was the wrestler Mohamed Moutei Nakdali, the oldest was the sports shooter Adnan Houjeij. The Syrian team did not win any medals.

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Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 10212
Boxing 808
Football 15015
Judo 707
Shooting 404
Weightlifting 404
Wrestling 17017
Total65267

Athletics

Key
Men
Track events
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultPositionResultPositionResultPositionResultPosition
Nabil Nahri 100 m 10.675Did not advance
200 m 22.145Did not advance
Mohamed El-Abed 400 m 50.475Did not advance
Mohamed Makhlouf 800 m 1:52.36Did not advance
1500 m 4:00.410Did not advance
Saleh El-Ali 5000 m 15:08.212Did not advance
Akel Hamdan 10,000 m 31:21.99Did not advance
Maher Hreitani 110 m hurdles 15.457Did not advance
Amer Maaraoui 400 m hurdles 53.267Did not advance
Abdul Karim Joumaa 3,000 m steeplechase 9:29.410Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultPositionResultPosition
Ahmad Balkis High jump 2.0529Did not advance
Adnan Houry Discus throw 47.5216Did not advance
Women
Track events
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultPositionResultPositionResultPositionResultPosition
Hala El-Moughrabi 800 m 2:17.66Did not advance
1500 m DNSDid not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultPositionResultPosition
Dia Toutinji Long jump DNSDid not advance
High jump NMDid not advance

Boxing

Men
AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Adel Hammoude Light Flyweight Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Künzler  (ROU)
L TKO
Did not advance
Talal Elchawa Flyweight Flag of Tanzania.svg  Mlundwa  (TAN)
L 0-5
Did not advance
Fayez Zaghloul Bantamweight BYEFlag of Laos.svg  Ouphaphone  (LAO)
W 5-0
Flag of Guyana.svg  Anthony  (GUY)
L 2-3
Did not advance
Nidal Haddad Featherweight Flag of Mexico.svg  González  (MEX)
L 0-5
Did not advance
Farez Halabi Light-Welterweight Flag of Laos.svg  Kampanath  (LAO)
W 3-2
Olympic flag.svg  Oliva  (ITA)
L TKO
Did not advance
Mohamed Ali El-Dahan Welterweight Flag of East Germany.svg  Krüger  (GDR)
L 0-5
Did not advance
Imad Idriss Light-Middleweight BYEFlag of Tanzania.svg  Njunwa  (TAN)
L DSQ
Did not advance
Naasan Ajjoub Heavyweight Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stoimenov  (BUL)
L TKO
Did not advance

Football

First round

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 321071+65
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 311142+23
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 30302203
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 30120881
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3 0Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Belloumi Soccerball shade.svg36'
Madjer Soccerball shade.svg48'
Merzekane Soccerball shade.svg73' (p.k.)
Report

Spain  Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg0 0Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Report

East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg5 0Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Hause Soccerball shade.svg6'
Netz Soccerball shade.svg25'Soccerball shade.svg45'
Peter Soccerball shade.svg75'
Terletzki Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg

Judo

Men
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Repechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Samir El-Najjar −60kg Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Charles Chibwe  (ZAM)
W 1000-0000
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  José Rodríguez  (CUB)
L 0000-1000
Did not advanceFlag of Lebanon.svg  Naji Keyrouz  (LIB)
W 1000-0000
Olympic flag.svg  John Holliday  (GBR)
L 0000-1000
Did not advance7
Bassam El-Jabbin −78kg Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Ignacio San Paz  (ESP)
L 0000-1000
Did not advance
Said Achtar Open BYEFlag of Austria.svg  Franz Berger  (AUT)
L 0000-1000
Did not advance

Shooting

Open
DiverEventFinal
ResultRank
Khalil Arbaji Skeet 17246
Adnan Houjeij Trap 18126
Jihad Naim Skeet 17645
Nidal Nasser Trap 17829

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Imade Kadro −52 kg 85151051519014
Faouaz Nadirin −60 kg 102.513127.51323013
Salem Ajjoub −82.5 kg 127.51617512302.514
Talal Najjar −110 kg 157.592058362.58

Wrestling

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