Syria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Syria at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Syria at the; 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SYR
NOC	Syrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.syriaolymp.org (in Arabic and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors	7 (6 men and 1 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Ghada Shouaa
Medals; Ranked 49th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Ghada Shouaa won the nation's first ever gold medal.^[1]

Quick facts Syria at the 1996 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Ghada Shouaa	Result	13.72	1.86	15.95	23.85	6.26	55.70	2:15.43	6.780
Ghada Shouaa	Points	1018	1054	925	995	930	971	887	6.780

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Khaled Falah	Flyweight	Phosuvan (THA) W 11-9	Daniel Reyes (COL) L 13-15	Did not advance
Adnan Khaddour	Light heavyweight	Bispo (BRA) L 4-9	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final B		Final A
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hicham El-Masry	400 m freestyle	4:10.23	32	Did not advance
Hicham El-Masry	1500 m freestyle	16:42.35	32	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Abdalla Al-Sebaei	−70 kg	130.0	22	160.0	22	290.0	22

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ahmad Al-Osta	−68 kg	Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) L 1-9	Yüksel Şanlı (TUR) W 4-1	Arsen Fadzayev (UZB) W 11-9	Küllo Kõiv (EST) L 1–4	Did not advance		Küllo Kõiv (EST) L 2-7	8

Medalists