Syria at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Syria at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Syria.svg
IOC code SYR
NOC Syrian Olympic Committee
Website www.syriaolymp.org  (in Arabic and English)
in Beijing
Competitors8 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Ahed Joughili
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 in the 2008 Summer Olympics which was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from 8 to 24 August 2008. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1948. The Syrian Olympic Committee sent eight athletes who took part in five sports in the games.

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Syria at the 2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. Syria at the 2008 Summer Olympics.jpg
Syria at the 2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.

Athletics

Key
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Majed Aldin Gazal High jump 2.20 NR 24Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Fadwa Al-Bouza 100 m hurdles 14.248Did not advance

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Roger Dahi Skeet 9141Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Souhaib Kalala 100 m backstroke 1:00.2444Did not advance
Saleh Mohammad [1] 10 km open water 1:54:37.719
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bayan Jumaa 50 m freestyle DNSDid not advance

Triathlon

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Omar Tayara Men's 18:230:2958:560:3338:191:56:40.5449

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Ahed Joughili [2] Men's −105 kg 170142161138612

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References

  1. "Syrian swimmer qualified for Beijing Olympic Games", Xinhua, 5 May 2008
  2. "Athlete Biography: JOUGHILI Ahed". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008.