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Man Asaad
Syrian heavyweight weightlifter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Man Asaad[a] (Arabic: معن أسعد / ALA-LC: Maʻn Asʻad, Arabic pronunciation: [maʕn ˈʔasʕad]; born 20 November 1993) is a Syrian heavyweight weightlifter who competes in the +109 kg category.[3] He won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
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On 11 April 2010, he was given a two-year ban by the International Weightlifting Federation after he tested positive for the banned substance metandienone.[4]
He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Syria at the 2016 Olympics and was placed 15th in +105kg event.[5] He was placed fifth at the 2018 Asian Games.
He qualified to represent Syria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's +109 kg event with a total of 424 kg and claimed bronze medal in the event.[6][7] It was also Syria's first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[8]
He won two medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[9] He won the silver medal in the men's +102 kg Snatch event and the gold medal in the men's +102 kg Clean & Jerk event.[9]
He won bronze medal in the men's +109 kg Clean&Jerk event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.
In February 2024 he successfully earned his first Asian title, winning the +109 kg event at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, matching his PR total of 444 kg.[10]
In August 2024, he finished in fifth place in the men's +102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[11]
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