Syria at the Asian Games
| Syria at the Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | SYR |
| NOC | Syrian Olympic Committee |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
|
| Summer appearances | |
Syria first competed at the Asian Games in 1978 and is also a member of the West Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The National Olympic Committee for Syria is the Syrian Olympic Committee, founded in 1948. Syria is yet to make its debut at the Asian Winter Games.[1][2] Syria got its first gold medal in 1978 Asian Games, when Talal Najjar won the weightlifting 110 kg event.[3]
Medal tables
[edit]Medals by Asian Games
[edit] Peach colour indicates best performance
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1951 New Delhi |
Did not participate | ||||
 1954 Manila
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 1958 Tokyo
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 1962 Jakarta
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 1966 Bangkok
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| 1970 Bangkok
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 1974 Tehran
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| 1978 Bangkok |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 1982 New Delhi |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
 1986 Seoul |
Did not participate | ||||
 1990 Beijing |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 1994 Hiroshima |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 1998 Bangkok |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
 2002 Busan |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
 2006 Doha |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 |
| 2010 Guangzhou |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
 2014 Incheon |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018 Jakarta–Palembang |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| 2022 Hangzhou |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 27 |
Medals by West Asian Games
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1997 Tehran |
16 | 22 | 13 | 51 | 3 |
 2002 Kuwait City |
8 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 4 |
| 2005 Doha |
20 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 4 |
| Total | 44 | 46 | 49 | 139 |
Medals by Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Indoor Games | |||||
| 2005 Bangkok |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
 2007 Macau |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2009 Hanoi |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| Asian Martial Arts Games | |||||
| 2009 Bangkok |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |||||
| 2013 Incheon |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
 2017 Ashgabat |
1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | |
Medals by Asian Beach Games
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Bali |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
 2010 Muscat |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2012 Haiyang |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2014 Phuket |
1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 2016 Da Nang |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
Medals by Asian Youth Games
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2009 Singapore |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2013 Nanjing |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Medals by sport
[edit]Asian Games
[edit]| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Weightlifting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Boxing | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
 Swimming | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Karate | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Wrestling | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
 Bodybuilding | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 9 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
List of flag bearers
[edit]
| Event year | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ahed Joughili | Weightlifting |
| 2010 | Ahed Joughili | Weightlifting |
| 2014 | Ahed Joughili | Weightlifting |
| 2018 | Abdulwahab Al-Hamwi[4] | Basketball |
| 2022 | Ahmad Ghousoon | Boxing |
- Since the 2006 Asian Games only
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Syrian Arab Republic". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Syrian Arab Republic | Syrian Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Bangkok 1978". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "لاعبنا الحموي حمل العلم السوري" [Indonesian President officially opens the 18th Asian Games "Jakarta 2018"]. tishreen.news.sy/ (in Arabic). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
