Man Asaad

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Man Asaad
Man Asaad 2018.jpg
Asaad at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
NationalitySyrian
Born (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 28)
Hama, Syria[1]
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Syria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo +109 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tashkent +109 kg

Man Asaad (also Assad, Arabic: معن أسعد; born 20 November 1993) is a Syrian heavyweight weightlifter who competes in the +109 kg category.[2]

Career[]

He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Syria at the 2016 Olympics and was placed 15th in +105kg event.[3] He was placed fifth at the 2018 Asian Games. On 11 April 2010, he was given a two-year ban by the International Weightlifting Federation after he tested positive for the banned substance metandienone.[4]

He qualified to represent Syria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's +109 kg event with a total of 424 kg and claimed bronze medal in the event.[5][6] It was also Syria's first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[7]

Major results[]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan +109 kg 185 197 190 3 228 242 234 4 424 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand +109 kg 183 189 192 8 225 233 241 5 430 6
Asian Championships
2015 Thailand Phuket, Thailand +105 kg 170 178 178 4 200 200 215 5 370 5
2016 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan +105 kg 170 182 186 4 215 227 232 5 418 5
2019 China Ningbo, China +109 kg 183 188 193 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 222 230 231 5 410 5
2020 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 186 191 195 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 230 238 238 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 433 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Watch also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Man Assad. asiangames2018.id
  2. ^ "Weightlifting ASAAD Man - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  3. ^ "Man Asaad". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ^ Rem. "لاعب منتخب سورية لرفع الأثقال معن أسعد يتأهل إلى أولمبياد طوكيو". S A N A (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  5. ^ "من بوابة رفع الأثقال.. معن أسعد يمنح سوريا أول ميدالية في أولمبياد طوكيو". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  6. ^ "Weightlifting - Men's +109kg Schedule | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  7. ^ "Weightlifter Man Asaad Wins Bronze for Syria at the Tokyo Olympics". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2021-08-04.

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