Man Asaad ( / , ; born 20 November 1993) is a Syrian heavyweight weightlifter who competes in the +109 kg category. He won the bronze medal in the men's +109kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Career 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.
He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Syria at the 2016 Olympics and was placed 15th in +105kg event. He was placed fifth at the 2018 Asian Games.
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. It was also Syria's first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
He won two medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. He won the silver medal in the men's +102 kg Snatch event and the gold medal in the men's +102 kg Clean & Jerk event.
He won bronze medal in the men's +109kg Clean&Jerk event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.
In February 2024 he successfully earned his first Asian title, winning the +109 kg event at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, matching his PR total of 444 kg.AWC 2024 Day 8: Man Asaad stuns Gor Minasyan
In August 2024, he finished in fifth place in the men's +102kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.
Major results YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123RankOlympic Games2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +109 kg 180 220 400 152021 Tokyo, Japan +109 kg 185 190 197 228 234 424 2024 Paris, France +102 kg 191 197 235 241 438 5 World Championships2019 Pattaya, Thailand +109 kg 183189 1928225233241 5430 6 2022 Bogotá, Colombia +109 kg 192 198 203 5 2372472524455Asian Games 2018 Jakarta, Indonesia +105 kg 180 185 187 225 225 225 — —Asian Championships2015 Phuket, Thailand +105 kg 170 1781784200200 2155370 52016 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +105 kg 170182186 4215227232 5418 52019 Ningbo, China +109 kg 183188 193222 2302315410 52021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 186191195 230238238 433 2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 192 237 252 — 444 Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran, Algeria +102 kg 191 197 203 232 242 247 colspan=2 Arab Games2023 Algiers, Algeria +102 kg 175 175 — 225 225 — colspan=2 Asian Junior Championships 2013 Doha, Qatar +105 kg 150 156 162 185 192 193 341
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