Syria at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Syria at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Syria.svg
IOC code SYR
NOC Syrian Olympic Committee
Website www.syriaolymp.org  (in Arabic and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors6 in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Hend Zaza
Ahmad Hamcho
Flag bearer (closing) N/A
Medals
Ranked 86th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic (1960)

Syria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1948.

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The Syrian Olympic Committee sent a team of six athletes, five men and one woman, to compete in six different sports at the Games, matching the nation's roster size with Athens 2004. Thanks to Man Asaad, Syria won its first Olympic medal since the 2004 Olympics. [2]

As well as the country's official representatives, a number of Syrians participated in the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, including judoka Muna Dahouk. [3] Brothers Alaa Maso and Mohamad Maso, who had fled Syria in 2015 and have lived in Germany since 2016, [4] [5] both competed, Alaa for the Refugee Olympic Team, in the men's 50m freestyle. and Mohamad for official Syrian team in the men's triathlon, coming 47th. [5] The brothers embraced during the Parade of Nations in the opening ceremony. [6]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Man Asaad Weightlifting Men's +109 kg 4 August

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 101
Equestrian 101
Swimming 101
Table tennis 011
Triathlon 101
Weightlifting 101
Total516

Athletics

One Syrian athlete achieved the entry, by qualifying by world ranking, in the following track and field events: [7] [8]

Key
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Majd Eddin Ghazal Men's high jump 2.21 SB=19Did not advance

Equestrian

Syria entered one jumping rider into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group F (Africa & Middle East), marking the country's recurrence to the sport after an eight-year absence. [9]

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRank
Ahmad Hamcho Deville Individual EliminatedDid not advance

Swimming

Syria received a universality invitation from FINA to send one top-ranked swimmers in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ayman Kelzi Men's 200 m butterfly 1:59.5732Did not advance

Table tennis

Syria entered one athlete into the table tennis competition. 11-year-old Hend Zaza secured a berth in the women's singles with a gold medal victory at the 2020 West Asia Olympic Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan. [10] [11] She was the youngest competitor in any sport in the 2020 Olympics. [12]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Hend Zaza Women's singles Flag of Austria.svg  Liu  (AUT)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Triathlon

Syria entered one triathlete to compete at the Games after received the tripartite commission quotas.

AthleteEventTimeRank
Swim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total
Mohamad Maso Men's 18:070:4258:100:4036:331:54:1247

Weightlifting

Syrian weightlifters qualified for one quota place at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021. [13]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Man Asaad Men's +109 kg 19032344424Bronze medal icon.svg

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