Syria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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.

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 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)

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
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

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

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		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

Main article: Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics

First round

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
Belloumi 36' Madjer 48' Merzekane 73' (p.k.)	Report

Dinamo Stadium, Minsk

Referee: Vojtech Christov

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July 22, 1980
12:00

Spain	0 – 0	Syria
	Report

Dinamo Stadium, Minsk

Referee: José Castro Lozada

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July 24, 1980
12:00

East Germany	5 – 0	Syria
Hause 6' Netz 25' 45' Peter 75' Terletzki 82'	Report

Republican Stadium, Kyiv

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Ulf Eriksson

Judo

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
		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
Elias Kobti	−95kg	Dietmar Lorenz (GDR) L 0000-1000	Did not advance
Said Achtar	Open	—	BYE	Franz Berger (AUT) L 0000-1000	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Open

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

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		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

Main article: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• sports-reference
• Olympedia