Ahmad Saber Hamcho ( ar, أحمد صابر حمشو; born 25 November 1992) is a Syrian

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: * Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ...

who competed in individual jumping at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. He was the first Syrian to participate in Olympic equestrian events. In December 2019, he qualified for the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo. He won two gold medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.

Personal life

Hamcho declared his strong support for

Bashar al-Assad Bashar Hafez al-Assad, ', Levantine pronunciation: ; (, born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the 19th president of Syria, since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the ...

during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He is a relative of Mohammad Hamcho who is included in the list of individuals sanctioned by the European Union and United States in 2011.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamcho, Ahmad 1992 births Living people Syrian male equestrians Olympic equestrians of Syria Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for Syria Equestrians at the 2006 Asian Games Equestrians at the 2010 Asian Games Equestrians at the 2018 Asian Games Sportspeople from Damascus Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Syria Mediterranean Games medalists in equestrian Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Syrian people