Syria_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics

Syria at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Syria at the; 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SYR
NOC	Syrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.syriaolymp.org (in Arabic and English)
in Moscow
Competitors	67 (65 men and 2 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Jihad Naim
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1948; 1952–1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	United Arab Republic (1960)

Syria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Syria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The country returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

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Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	10	2	12
Boxing	8	0	8
Football	15	0	15
Judo	7	0	7
Shooting	4	0	4
Weightlifting	4	0	4
Wrestling	17	0	17
Total	65	2	67

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Position	Result	Position	Result	Position	Result	Position
Nabil Nahri	100 m	10.67	5	Did not advance
Nabil Nahri	200 m	22.14	5	Did not advance
Mohamed El-Abed	400 m	50.47	5	Did not advance
Mohamed Makhlouf	800 m	1:52.3	6	Did not advance
Mohamed Makhlouf	1500 m	4:00.4	10	Did not advance
Saleh El-Ali	5000 m	15:08.2	12	Did not advance
Akel Hamdan	10,000 m	31:21.9	9	Did not advance
Maher Hreitani	110 m hurdles	15.45	7	Did not advance
Amer Maaraoui	400 m hurdles	53.26	7	Did not advance
Abdul Karim Joumaa	3,000 m steeplechase	9:29.4	10	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Position	Result	Position
Ahmad Balkis	High jump	2.05	29	Did not advance
Adnan Houry	Discus throw	47.52	16	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Position	Result	Position	Result	Position	Result	Position
Hala El-Moughrabi	800 m	2:17.6	6	Did not advance
Hala El-Moughrabi	1500 m	DNS		Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Position	Result	Position
Dia Toutinji	Long jump	DNS		Did not advance
Dia Toutinji	High jump	NM		Did not advance

Syria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Adel Hammoude	Light Flyweight	Künzler (ROU) L TKO	Did not advance
Talal Elchawa	Flyweight	Mlundwa (TAN) L 0-5	Did not advance
Fayez Zaghloul	Bantamweight	BYE	Ouphaphone (LAO) W 5-0	Anthony (GUY) L 2-3	Did not advance
Nidal Haddad	Featherweight	González (MEX) L 0-5	Did not advance
Farez Halabi	Light-Welterweight	Kampanath (LAO) W 3-2	Oliva (ITA) L TKO	Did not advance
Mohamed Ali El-Dahan	Welterweight	Krüger (GDR) L 0-5	Did not advance
Imad Idriss	Light-Middleweight	BYE	Njunwa (TAN) L DSQ	Did not advance
Naasan Ajjoub	Heavyweight	Stoimenov (BUL) L TKO	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Samir El-Najjar	−60kg	Charles Chibwe (ZAM) W 1000-0000	José Rodríguez (CUB) L 0000-1000	Did not advance		Naji Keyrouz (LIB) W 1000-0000	John Holliday (GBR) L 0000-1000	Did not advance	7
Bassam El-Jabbin	−78kg	Ignacio San Paz (ESP) L 0000-1000	Did not advance
Said Achtar	Open	—	BYE	Franz Berger (AUT) L 0000-1000	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Imade Kadro	−52 kg	85	15	105	15	190	14
Faouaz Nadirin	−60 kg	102.5	13	127.5	13	230	13
Salem Ajjoub	−82.5 kg	127.5	16	175	12	302.5	14
Talal Najjar	−110 kg	157.5	9	205	8	362.5	8