Wessam Salamana ( ar, وسام سلامانا) is a Syrian boxer. He is a two-time Olympic qualifier. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was defeated in his first bout in the bantamweight competition by Kanat Abutalipov. Salamana left war-torn Syria for

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in 2015 with his wife and children. He eventually resumed his boxing training in Voelklingen. In June 2021, he was awarded qualification for the Tokyo Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team. He fought in the lightweight division after the elimination of the Olympic men's bantamweight division. Salamana lost his opening bout to Brazil's Wanderson de Oliveira by unanimous decision.

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Living people Olympic boxers for Syria Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Bantamweight boxers 1985 births Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2010 Asian Games Syrian male boxers Asian Games bronze medalists for Syria Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games People from Homs Governorate Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Syria-boxing-bio-stub