Syria at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Syria
competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, USSR
. The country has returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal
.
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1,500 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's 110 m Hurdles
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Men's High Jump
Men's Discus Throw
Women's 800 metres
Women's 1,500 metres
Women's High Jump
Women's Long Jump
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. The country has returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
AthleticsAthletics at the 1980 Summer OlympicsAthletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...
Men's 100 metres
- Nabil Nahri
- Heat — 10.67 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Nabil Nahri
- Heat — 22.14 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Mohamed Makhlouf
- Heat — 1:52.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
- Mohamed Makhlouf
- Heat — 4:00.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Akel Hamdan
- Heat — 31:21.9 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Maher Hreitani
- Heat — 15.45 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Amer Maaraoui
- Heat — 53.26 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Abdul Karim Joumaa
- Heat — 9:29.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Ahmad Balkis
- Qualification — 2.05 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Adnan Houry
- Qualification — 47.52 m (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Women's 800 metres
- Hala El-Moughrabi
- Heat — 2:17.6 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres
- Hala El-Moughrabi
- Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Dia Toutounji
- Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
- Dia Toutounji
- Qualifying Round — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)
BoxingBoxing at the 1980 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 2 August...
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Adel Hammoude
- First Round — Lost to Dumitru ŞchiopuDumitru SchiopuDumitru Şchiopu is a retired male boxer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he lost in the quarterfinals of the men's light flyweight division to North Korea's eventual bronze medalist Li Byong-Uk.-References:*...
(Romania) after knock-out in second round
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Talal Elchawa
- First Round — Lost to Emmanuel Mlundwa (Tanzania) after referee stopped contest in second round
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Fayez Zaghloul
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Souneat Ouphaphone (Laos) on points (5-0)
- Third Round — Lost to Michael AnthonyMichael Anthony (boxer)Michael Parris , aka Michael Anthony, is a retired boxer from Guyana, who competed in the bantamweight Michael Parris (born October 4, 1957), aka Michael Anthony, is a retired boxer from Guyana, who competed in the bantamweight Michael Parris (born October 4, 1957), aka Michael Anthony, is a...
(Guyana) on points (2-3)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Nidal Haddad
- First Round — Lost to Carlos González (Mexico) on points (0-5)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- Farez Halabi
- First Round — Defeated Kampanath (Laos) on points (3-2)
- Second Round — Lost to Patrizio OlivaPatrizio OlivaPatrizio Oliva is an Italian former boxer, who won the gold medal in the light welterweight division at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as an amateur and the WBA World light welterweight title as a professional....
(Italy) after referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- Naasan Ajjoub
- First Round — Lost to Petr Stoimenov (Bulgaria) after referee stopped contest in second round