Syria at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Syria at the
1992 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 Barcelona
Competitors9 (8 men and 1 woman) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Farid Kharboutly
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 was represented at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain by the Syrian Olympic Committee.

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In total, nine athletes including eight men and one woman represented Syria in four different sports including athletics, shooting, swimming and wrestling.

Competitors

In total, nine athletes represented Syria at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain across four different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 314
Shooting 101
Swimming 101
Wrestling 33
Total819

Athletics

In total, four Syrian athletes participated in the athletics events – Kheireldin Abeid in the men's 110 m hurdles, Moussa El-Hariri in the men's marathon, Zeid Abou Hamed in the men's 400 m hurdles and Ghada Shouaa in the heptathlon. [1]

The heats for the men's 110 m hurdles took place on 2 August 1992. Abeid finished seventh in his heat in a time of 14.23 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals.. [2]

The heats for the men's 400 m hurdles took place on 3 August 1992. Abou Hamed did not start his heat. [3]

The men's marathon took place on 9 August 1992. El-Hariri completed the course in a time of two hours 47 minutes six seconds to finish 84th overall. [4]

AthleteEventQualificationQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinal
ResultPositionResultPositionResultPositionResultPosition
Kheireldin Abeid 110 m hurdles 14.237did not advance
Zeid Abou Hamed 400 m hurdles DNSdid not advance
Moussa El-Hariri Marathon 2:47.0684

The heptathlon took place on 1 and 2 August 1992. Shouaa completed completed all seven events and scored a total of 5,278 points to finish 25th overall. [5]

AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Ghada Shouaa Result16.621.6412.2425.445.8844.402:24.30527825
Points640783677847813752766

Shooting

In total, one Syrian athlete participated in the shooting events – Farid Kharboutly in the skeet. [1]

The preliminary round for the skeet took place on 26 July 1992. Across the six rounds, Kharboutly scored 144 points. He did not advance to the final and finished joint 33rd overall. [6]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Farid Kharboutly Skeet 14433did not advance

Swimming

In total, one Syrian athlete participated in the swimming events – Hisham Al-Masri in the men's 400 m freestyle and the men's 1,500 m freestyle. [1]

The heats for the men's 400 m freestyle took place on 29 July 1992. Al-Masri finished first in his heat in a time of four minutes 0.69 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the finals. [7]

The heats for the men's 1,500 m freestyle took place on 29 July 1992. Al-Masri finished first in his heat in a time of 15 minutes 54.41 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the final. [8]

AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinal A
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Hisham Al-Masri 400 m freestyle 4:00.6934did not advance
1,500 m freestyle 15:54.4122did not advance

Wrestling

In total, three Syrian athletes participated in the wrestling events – Khaled Al-Faraj in the Greco-Roman −52 kg category, Ahmad Al-Osta in the freestyle −68 kg category and Mohammad Hassoun in the Greco-Roman −48 kg category. [1]

The first round of the freestyle −68 kg took place on 3 August 1992. Al-Osta lost to Chris Wilson of Canada. The second round took place later the same day. Al-Osta lost to Gérard Sartoro of France and was eliminated from the competition. [9]

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ahmad Al-Osta −68 kg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Chris Wilson  (CAN)
L 2-3
Flag of France.svg  Gérard Sartoro  (FRA)
L 0-1
did not advance22

The first round of the Greco-Roman −52 kg took place on 26 July 1992. Al-Faraj received a bye in the first round. The second round took place later the same day. Al-Faraj lost to Min Kyung-gab of South Korea. The third round took place later the same day. Al-Faraj lost to Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan of the Unified Olympic Team and was eliminated from the competition. [10]

The first round of the Greco-Roman −48 kg took place on 27 July 1992. Hassoun received a bye in the first round. The second round took place later the same day. Hassoun lost to Pappu Yadav of India. The third round took place later the same day. Hassoun lost to Vincenzo Maenza of Italy and was eliminated from the competition. [11]

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mohammad Hassoun −48 kg ByeFlag of India.svg  Pappu Yadav  (IND)
L 2-5
Flag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Maenza  (ITA)
L 0-15
did not advance10
Khaled Al-Faraj −52 kg ByeFlag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Min Kyung-gab  (KOR)
L 5-8
Olympic flag.svg  Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan  (EUN)
L 1-4
did not advance11

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Syria Arab Republic at the 1992 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. "1992 Summer Olympics, 110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. "1992 Summer Olympics, 400 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. "1992 Summer Olympics, Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  5. "1992 Summer Olympics, Heptathlon, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. "1992 Summer Olympics, Skeet, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  7. "1992 Summer Olympics, 400 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. "1992 Summer Olympics, 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  9. "1992 Summer Olympics, Lightweight, Freestyle (≤68 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  10. "1992 Summer Olympics, Light-Flyweight, Greco-Roman (≤48 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  11. "1992 Summer Olympics, Light-Flyweight, Greco-Roman (≤48 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2025.