Syria at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Syria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Five competitors, four men and one woman, took part in four events in three sports.[1]

Syria at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSYR
NOCSyrian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.syriaolymp.org (in Arabic and English)
in Munich
Competitors5 (4 men, 1 woman) in 3 sports
Flag bearer Mounzer Khatib
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 United Arab Republic (1960)

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 0 1 1
Shooting 2 0 2
Wrestling 2 0 2
Total 4 1 5

Athletics

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Syria sent one female athlete to compete at the olympics.[2] Malak El-Nasser failed to qualify from the first round to semi-finals and finished last in her heat in Women's 800 metres.

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Women
Track events
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Result Position Result Position Result Position
Malak El-Nasser 800 m DNF 8 Did not advance

Shooting

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Two male shooters represented Syria in 1972.

Open
Diver Event Final
Result Rank
Mounzer Khatib Trap 170 47
Joseph Mesmar 167 50

Wrestling

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Syria nominated two male wrestlers.[3][4]

Key:

Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round 1
Result
Round 2
Result
Round 3
Result
Round 4
Result
Round 5
Result
Round 6
Result
Rank
Mohieddin El-Sas −48 kg   Alfredo Olvera (MEX)
W VT
Withdrew 15
Fawzi Salloum −57 kg   Ali Lachkar (MAR)
Draw
Withdrew 14

References

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  1. ^ "Syria at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Wrestling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Light-Flyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Wrestling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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