Syria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Syria at the
1980 Summer Olympics

IOC code| SYR
NOC| Syrian Olympic Committee
Website| www.syriaolymp.org (in Arabic and English)
in Moscow
Competitors| 67 (65 men and 2 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer | Jihad Naim
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The country returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The youngest participant was the wrestler Mohamed Moutei Nakdali, the oldest was the sports shooter Adnan Houjeij. The Syrian team did not win any medals.

## Competitors

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

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Athletics | 10 | 2 | 12
Boxing | 8 | 0 | 8
Football | 15 | 0 | 15
Judo | 7 | 0 | 7
Shooting | 4 | 0 | 4
Weightlifting | 4 | 0 | 4
Wrestling | 17 | 0 | 17
Total | 65 | 2 | 67

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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
Track events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Position  | Result  | Position  | Result  | Position  | Result  | Position
Nabil Nahri | 100 m | 10.67  | 5  | Did not advance
200 m | 22.14  | 5  | Did not advance
Mohamed El-Abed  | 400 m | 50.47  | 5  | Did not advance
Mohamed Makhlouf  | 800 m | 1:52.3  | 6  | Did not advance
1500 m | 4:00.4  | 10  | Did not advance
Saleh El-Ali  | 5000 m | 15:08.2  | 12  | Did not advance
Akel Hamdan  | 10,000 m | 31:21.9  | 9  | Did not advance
Maher Hreitani  | 110 m hurdles | 15.45  | 7  | Did not advance
Amer Maaraoui  | 400 m hurdles | 53.26  | 7  | Did not advance
Abdul Karim Joumaa  | 3,000 m steeplechase | 9:29.4  | 10  | Did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Result  | Position  | Result  | Position
Ahmad Balkis  | High jump | 2.05  | 29  | Did not advance
Adnan Houry | Discus throw | 47.52  | 16  | Did not advance

Women
Track events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Position  | Result  | Position  | Result  | Position  | Result  | Position
Hala El-Moughrabi | 800 m | 2:17.6  | 6  | Did not advance
1500 m | DNS  | Did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Result  | Position  | Result  | Position
Dia Toutinji  | Long jump | DNS  | Did not advance
High jump | NM  | Did not advance

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | First round  | Second round  | Third round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Adel Hammoude  | Light Flyweight |  Künzler (ROU)
L TKO  | Did not advance
Talal Elchawa  | Flyweight |  Mlundwa (TAN)
L 0-5  | Did not advance
Fayez Zaghloul | Bantamweight | BYE  |  Ouphaphone (LAO)
W 5-0  |  Anthony (GUY)
L 2-3  | Did not advance
Nidal Haddad | Featherweight |  González (MEX)
L 0-5  | Did not advance
Farez Halabi | Light-Welterweight |  Kampanath (LAO)
W 3-2  |  Oliva (ITA)
L TKO  | Did not advance
Mohamed Ali El-Dahan | Welterweight |  Krüger (GDR)
L 0-5  | Did not advance
Imad Idriss | Light-Middleweight | BYE  |  Njunwa (TAN)
L DSQ  | Did not advance
Naasan Ajjoub | Heavyweight |  Stoimenov (BUL)
L TKO  | Did not advance

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics

### First round

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#### Group C

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5
Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3
Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3
Syria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1

July 20, 1980
12:00

Algeria | 3 - 0|  Syria

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Belloumi 36'
Madjer 48'
Merzekane 73' (p.k.) | Report |

Dinamo Stadium, Minsk

Referee: Vojtech Christov

* * *

July 22, 1980
12:00

Spain | 0 - 0|  Syria

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| Report |

Dinamo Stadium, Minsk

Referee: José Castro Lozada

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July 24, 1980
12:00

East Germany | 5 - 0|  Syria

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Hause 6'
Netz 25' 45'
Peter 75'
Terletzki 82' | Report |

Republican Stadium, Kyiv

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Ulf Eriksson

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Samir El-Najjar | −60kg |  Charles Chibwe (ZAM)
W 1000-0000  |  José Rodríguez (CUB)
L 0000-1000  | Did not advance  |  Naji Keyrouz (LIB)
W 1000-0000  |  John Holliday (GBR)
L 0000-1000  | Did not advance  | 7
Bassam El-Jabbin  | −78kg |  Ignacio San Paz (ESP)
L 0000-1000  | Did not advance
Said Achtar | Open | —  | BYE  |  Franz Berger (AUT)
L 0000-1000  | Did not advance

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Open
Diver  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Khalil Arbaji  | Skeet | 172  | 46
Adnan Houjeij | Trap | 181  | 26
Jihad Naim  | Skeet | 176  | 45
Nidal Nasser | Trap | 178  | 29

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Clean & jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Imade Kadro | −52 kg | 85  | 15  | 105  | 15  | 190  | 14
Faouaz Nadirin | −60 kg | 102.5  | 13  | 127.5  | 13  | 230  | 13
Salem Ajjoub | −82.5 kg | 127.5  | 16  | 175  | 12  | 302.5  | 14
Talal Najjar | −110 kg | 157.5  | 9  | 205  | 8  | 362.5  | 8

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

## References

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* Official Olympic Reports
* sports-reference
* Olympedia

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*[Pld]: Matches played
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