Syria has participated in the Arab Games since the inaugural edition held in Alexandria during the 1953 Games. Over the course of its history in the competition, Syria has emerged as one of the most successful Arab nations at the Games, winning a total of 830 medals, including 242 gold, 250 silver, and 338 bronze medals. These accomplishments place Syria 5th overall in the all-time Arab Games medal table. Syria has hosted the Arab Games on two occasions, first during the 5th edition of the tournament at the 1976 Arab Games in Damascus. The capital later welcomed the event again when it staged the 7th edition during the 1992 Arab Games.
Medal tables Medals by Arab Games
Below is a table representing all Syrian medals around the games. Till now, Syria has won 830 medals around the games history.
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRankNotes 1953 Alexandria 0 15 16 31 3rd details 1957 Beirut 7 9 10 26 5th details 1961 Casablanca See 1965 Cairo 1 7 19 27 5th details 1976 Damascus 72 40 23 135 1st details 1985 Rabat 9 14 31 54 5th details 1992 Damascus 48 30 36 114 1st details 1997 Beirut 18 29 34 81 3rd details 1999 Amman 34 38 64 136 3rd details 2004 Algiers 24 30 36 90 4th details 2007 Cairo 15 23 45 83 5th details 2011 Doha Did not participate 2023 Algiers 14 15 24 53 6th details Total 242 250 338 830 5th –
See also Syria at the Olympics Syria at the Paralympics Syria at the Asian Games Syria at the Mediterranean Games Syria at the Islamic Solidarity Games Sports in Syria
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