Syria at the Olympics

Syria at the Olympics
IOC code	SYR
NOC	Syrian Olympic Committee
Medals Ranked 102nd	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 4
Summer appearances
1948 1952–1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Other related appearances
United Arab Republic (1960)

Syria, officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic, first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, when the diver Zouheir Al-Shourbagi was the sole competitor at the 1948 London games and placed 10th in the men's platform. Syria then missed the next four Olympiads (though in 1960 the nation competed with Egypt as part of the United Arab Republic). Syria returned to the Games in 1968, and has sent athletes to compete in all but one Summer Olympic Games except, when they missing the 1976 Games and has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Syria was created in 1948. In 2016, the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces announced the creation of the .

Syrian athletes have won a total of four medals, in four sports.

Medal tables[]

Medals by Summer Games[]

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1948 London	1	0	0	0	0	-
1952 Helsinki	Did not participate
1956 Melbourne
1960 Rome	as part of  United Arab Republic (RAU)
1964 Tokyo	Did not participate
1968 Mexico City	2	0	0	0	0	-
1972 Munich	5	0	0	0	0	-
1976 Montreal	Did not participate
1980 Moscow	67	0	0	0	0	-
1984 Los Angeles	7	0	1	0	1	33
1988 Seoul	16	0	0	0	0	-
1992 Barcelona	10	0	0	0	0	-
1996 Atlanta	7	1	0	0	1	49
2000 Sydney	8	0	0	0	0	-
2004 Athens	6	0	0	1	1	71
2008 Beijing	8	0	0	0	0	-
2012 London	10	0	0	0	0	-
2016 Rio de Janeiro	7	0	0	0	0	-
2020 Tokyo	6	0	0	1	1	86
2024 Paris	Future Event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total		1	1	2	4	99

Medals by sport[]

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	1	0	0	1
Wrestling	0	1	0	1
Boxing	0	0	1	1
Weightlifting	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 sports)	1	1	2	4

List of medalists[]

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Silver	Joseph Atiyeh	1984 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 100 kg
Gold	Ghada Shouaa	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's heptathlon
Bronze	Nasser Al Shami	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
Bronze	Man Asaad	2020 Tokyo	Weightlifting	Men's 109+kg

See also[]

• List of flag bearers for Syria at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Syria
• Syrian Olympic Committee

External links[]

• "Syrian Arab Republic". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
• "Syria". Olympedia.com.
• "Olympic Analytics/SYR". olympanalyt.com.