Adnan Houri ( ar, عدنان حوري; born 13 February 1955) is a Syrian

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. He competed in the men's discus throw at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

, finished on 16th place (47.52) and did not qualify to final. Won

Pan Arab Games The Arab Games ( ar, الألعاب العربية), also called the Pan Arab Games, are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. They are organized by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees. The first Game ...

title in shot put. Earned four medals at

Arab Championships The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, No ...

. Became first Syrian man to break 50 m in discus and 16 m in SP. His shot put record was unbroken for 22 years.

Personal bests

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Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

: 16.09 (Potsdam 1987) *

Discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

: 50.60 (Potsdam 1983)

Competition record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Houri, Adnan 1955 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Syrian male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Syria Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Syrian people