Syria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Ghada Shouaa won the nation's first ever gold medal.
Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Ghada Shouaa Athletics Women's heptathlon
Athletics
Women Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankGhada ShouaaResult13.721.8615.9523.85 6.2655.702:15.436.780Points1018 1054 925 995 930 971 887
Boxing
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKhaled FalahFlyweightW 11-9L 13-15Did not advanceAdnan KhaddourLight heavyweightL 4-9Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinal ATimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHicham El-Masry400 m freestyle4:10.2332Did not advance1500 m freestyle16:42.3532Did not advance
Weightlifting
Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankAbdalla Al-Sebaei−70 kg130.0 22160.022290.022
Wrestling
Men's freestyle AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAhmad Al-Osta−68 kgL 1-9W 4-1W 11-9L 1–4Did not advanceL 2-78 Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKhaled Al-Faraj−52 kgW 3-1L 0-5L 0-10Did not advance15
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database
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