Syria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Five competitors, four men and one woman, took part in four events in three sports. It was the first appearance since the 1970 coup and beginning of Assad family rule.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 0 1 1Shooting 2 0 2Wrestling 2 0 2 Total 4 1 5
Athletics
Syria sent one female athlete to compete at the olympics. Malak El-Nasser failed to qualify from the first round to semi-finals and finished last in her heat in Women's 800 metres.
Women Track events AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalResultPositionResultPositionResultPositionMalak El-Nasser800 mDNF8Did not advance
Shooting
Two male shooters represented Syria in 1972. Open DiverEventFinalResultRankMounzer Khatib Trap17047Joseph Mesmar16750
Wrestling
Syria nominated two male wrestlers.
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventRound 1ResultRound 2ResultRound 3ResultRound 4ResultRound 5ResultRound 6ResultRankMohieddin El-Sas−48 kgW colspan=5 15Fawzi Salloum−57 kgDraw colspan=5 14
References
External links Official Olympic Reports Syria at the 1972 Summer Olympics