Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
, officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic, first participated at the
Olympic Games in 1948, when the diver
Zouheir Al-Shourbagi was the sole competitor at the 1948 London games and placed 10th in the men's platform. Syria then missed the next four Olympiads (though in 1960 the nation competed with Egypt as part of the
United Arab Republic). Syria returned to the Games in 1968, and has sent athletes to compete in all but one
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
, missing the
1976 Games. Syria has never participated in the
Winter Olympic Games.
The
National Olympic Committee of Syria was created in 1948 and recognized by the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 31 January 1948, at the
IOC Session in Sankt Moritz. Syrian athletes have won a total of four medals, in four sports:
Athletics,
Freestyle wrestling,
Weightlifting and
Boxing.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by sport
List of medalists
Flagbearers
See also
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List of flag bearers for Syria at the Olympics
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:Olympic competitors for Syria
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Syrian Olympic Committee
External links
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