Syria at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

Syria at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SYR
NOC	Syrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.syriaolymp.org (in Arabic and English)
in Seoul
Competitors	13 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Hafez El-Hussein
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.^[1]

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

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 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

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Position	Result	Position
Hafez Al-Hussein	Javelin throw	63.34	36	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 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
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

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition 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	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition 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