Syria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1948.
The Syrian Olympic Committee sent a team of six athletes, five men and one woman, to compete in six different sports at the Games, matching the nation's roster size with Athens 2004. Thanks to Man Asaad, Syria won its first Olympic medal since the 2004 Olympics.
As well as the country's official representatives, a number of Syrians participated in the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, including judoka Muna Dahouk. Brothers Alaa Maso and Mohamad Maso, who had fled Syria in 2015 and have lived in Germany since 2016, both competed, Alaa for the Refugee Olympic Team, in the men's 50m freestyle. and Mohamad for the official Syrian team in the men's triathlon, coming 47th. The brothers embraced during the Parade of Nations in the opening ceremony.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Man Asaad Weightlifting Men's +109 kg
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 0 1Equestrian 1 0 1Swimming 1 0 1Table tennis 0 1 1Triathlon 1 0 1Weightlifting 1 0 1 Total 5 1 6
Athletics
One Syrian athlete achieved the entry, by qualifying by world ranking, in the following track and field events:
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMajd Eddin GhazalMen's high jump2.21 SB=19Did not advance
Equestrian
Syria entered one jumping rider into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group F (Africa & Middle East), marking the country's recurrence to the sport after an eight-year absence.
Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRankAhmad HamchoDevilleIndividualEliminatedDid not advance
Swimming
Syria received a universality invitation from FINA to send one top-ranked swimmers in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAyman KelziMen's 200 m butterfly1:59.5732Did not advance
Table tennis
Syria entered one athlete into the table tennis competition. 11-year-old Hend Zaza secured a berth in the women's singles with a gold medal victory at the 2020 West Asia Olympic Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan. She was the youngest competitor in any sport in the 2020 Olympics.
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHend ZazaWomen's singlesL 0–4Did not advance
Triathlon
Syria entered one triathlete to compete at the Games after received the tripartite commission quotas.
Athlete Event Time Rank Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) TotalMohamad MasoMen's18:070:4258:100:4036:331:54:1247
Weightlifting
Syrian weightlifters qualified for one quota place at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021.Tokyo 2020 Qualification (Weightlifting)
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankMan Asaad Men's +109 kg19032344424
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