Syria at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Summary

Syria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Syria at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSYR
NOCSyrian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.syriaolymp.org (in Arabic and English)
in Seoul
Competitors13 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Hafez El-Hussein
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 United Arab Republic (1960)

Competitors edit

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1
Boxing 3 3
Weightlifting 1 1
Wrestling 8 8
Total 13 0 13

Athletics edit

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Position Result Position
Hafez Al-Hussein Javelin throw 63.34 36 Did not advance

Boxing edit

Men
Athlete Event First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mohamed Haddad Light flyweight BYE   Maina (KEN)
L 1-4
Did not advance
Hamed Halbouni Flyweight   Bredahl (DEN)
W RSC-2
  Agosto (PUR)
L 0-5
Did not advance
Ahmed Khanji Light welterweight BYE   Myrberg (SWE)
L 1-4
Did not advance

Weightlifting edit

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Mohamed Fayad −90 kg 135.0 19 185.0 11 320.0 15

Wrestling edit

Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mohamed El-Messouti −48 kg BYE   Alfredo Marcuño (ESP)
W 10-3
  Tim Vanni (USA)
L 1-13
  Takashi Kobayashi (JPN)
L 0-15
Did not advance 10
Amar Wattar −68 kg   Edmundo Ichillumpa (PER)
W 17-2
  Gustavo Manzur (ESA)
W 16-3
  Essam El-Khodary (EGY)
W 14-3
  Amir Reza Khadem (IRI)
L 1-17
  Jukka Rauhala (FIN)
L 0-12
Did not advance 10
Mohamad Zayar −82 kg   Ubaldo Rodríguez (PUR)
W 11-0
  Martin Doyle (GBR)
W 6-1
  Victor Kodei (NGR)
L 1-7
  Jouni Ilomäki (FIN)
L 5:08
Did not advance 14
Ahmed Al-Shamy −90 kg   Kim Tae-woo (KOR)
L 2-8
  Bakary Sanneh (GAM)
W TF 1:55
  Makharbek Khadartsev (URS)
L TF 2:47
Did not advance 16
Dennis Atiyeh −130 kg   David Gobezhishvili (URS)
L 0-17
BYE   Atanas Atanassov (BUL)
L 0-15
Did not advance 12
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Khaled Al-Faraj −48 kg   Víctor Capacho (COL)
W TF 5:11
  Mahaddin Allahverdiyev (URS)
L 4-16
  Goun Duk-Yong (KOR)
W 8-5
  Andrzej Głąb (POL)
L 5-10
  Markus Scherer (FRG)
W 16-6
5
Zouheir Hory −68 kg   Herminio Hidalgo (PAN)
L 4:25
  Francisco Barcia (ESP)
W 15-0
  Morten Brekke (NOR)
L 5:24
Did not advance 18
Zouheir Al-Balah −74 kg   Kim Young-Nam (KOR)
L 0-8
  Hiromichi Ito (JPN)
L 4:19
Did not advance 19

References edit

  1. ^ Syrian Arab Republic at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  • Official Olympic Reports