Syria_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics Knowpia

Syria at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Syria at the; 1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SYR
NOC	Syrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.syriaolymp.org (in Arabic and English)
in Munich
Competitors	5 (4 men, 1 woman) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Mounzer Khatib
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1948; 1952–1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	United Arab Republic (1960)

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.^[1]

Competitors edit

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	0	1	1
Shooting	2	0	2
Wrestling	2	0	2
Total	4	1	5

Malak El-Nasser failed to qualify the first round to semi-finals and finished last in her heat in round one.^[2]

Two male shooters represented Syria in 1972.

Syria nominated two male wrestlers.^[3]^[4]

Key:

Athlete	Event	Round 1 Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Round 5 Result	Round 6 Result	Rank
Mohieddin El-Sas	−48 kg	Alfredo Olvera (MEX) W ^VT	Withdrew					15
Fawzi Salloum	−57 kg	Ali Lachkar (MAR) Draw	Withdrew					14

^ "Syria at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
^ "Wrestling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Light-Flyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ "Wrestling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2019.