Syria at the Olympics

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Syria at the
Olympics
IOC codeSYR
NOCSyrian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.syriaolymp.org (in Arabic and English)
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer appearances
Other related appearances
 United Arab Republic (1960)

Syria was first at the Olympic Games in 1948. The nation came back to the Games in 1968. They also missed the 1976 Games. The nation has not been in the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Syria was formed in 1948.[1]

List of medalists[change | change source]

Medal Name Games Sport Event
22 Silver Joseph Atiyeh 1984 Los Angeles Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight
11 Gold Ghada Shouaa 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's heptathlon
33 Bronze Nasser Al Shami 2004 Athens Boxing Men's heavyweight

Related pages[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. IOC. "Syrian Arab Republic". Retrieved December 2, 2011.

Other websites[change | change source]