1992 Pan Arab Games

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1992 Pan Arab Games
Host cityDamascus
CountrySyria
Opening ceremony4 September 1992 (1992-09-04)
Closing ceremony18 September 1992 (1992-09-18)

The 1992 Pan Arab Games was the seventh edition of the quadrennial multi-sport event between Arab nations. It was held in Damascus, Syria between October 4 and September 18, 1992. A total of 2611 athletes from 18 countries participated in events in 14 sports.

The event was greatly affected by the 1991 Gulf War, and several players from many arab countries refused to participate in the Games. Iraq and Libya don't took part to the games.

The football tournament was considered also as a part of the Arab Nations Cup.

Sports[]

Medal table[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Syria (SYR)483036114
2 Egypt (EGY)36303096
3 Algeria (ALG)27212472
4 Morocco (MAR)157628
5 Kuwait (KUW)861630
6 Qatar (QAT)83415
7 Saudi Arabia (SAU)512522
8 Tunisia (TUN)3222651
9 Jordan (JOR)16613
10 United Arab Emirates (UAE)1315
11 Palestine (PLE)1269
12 Lebanon (LBN)111012
13 Brunei (BRN)1012
14 Yemen (YEM)0202
15 Oman (OMN)0022
16 Sudan (SUD)0011
17 Djibouti (DJI)0000
 Mauritania (MTN)0000
Totals (18 nations)155145174474

References[]

  • Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
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