Syria at the Olympics

Syria at the Olympic Games
Flag of Syria IOC code  SYR NOC Syrian Olympic Committee Website www.syriaolymp.org (Arabic) (English)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Other related appearances
United Arab Republic (1960)

Syria first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, when the diver Zouheir Al-Shourbagi was the sole competitor at the 1948 London games and placed 10th in the men's platform. Syria then missed the next four Olympiads (though in 1960 the nation competed with Egypt as part of the United Arab Republic). Syria returned to the Games in 1968, and has sent athletes to compete in all but one edition of the Summer Olympic Games since then, missing only the 1976 Games. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Syria was created in 1948.

Syrian athletes have won a total of three medals, in three different sports.

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 ! Silver	Atiyeh, JosephJoseph Atiyeh	1984 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men's freestyle heavyweight
1 ! Gold	Shouaa, GhadaGhada Shouaa	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's heptathlon
3 ! Bronze	Al Shami, NasserNasser Al Shami	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's heavyweight

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Syria
• Syrian Olympic Committee

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-19. 
• "Syrian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-19.