Jordan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1980, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games, however at the 1992 Albertville Olympics 43-year-old Mohamed Hadid competed for Jordan in the demonstration sport of speed skiing.[1]
| Jordan at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | JOR |
| NOC | Jordan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 105th |
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| Summer appearances | |
Jordan won its first official ever medal at the Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro in 2016, when Ahmad Abughaush won gold in the Men's 68 kg tournament in Taekwondo. Jordan won its second official medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with yet another taekwondo achievement as Saleh Al-Sharabaty won a silver medal in the 80 kg category.
Samer Kamal and Ihsan Abu-Sheikha won two bronze medals in Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics at Seoul, South Korea when Taekwondo was just introduced into the Olympic Games; however, it was introduced only as a demonstration sport and therefore, are not official medals.
The National Olympic Committee for Jordan was created in 1957 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1963.
The Jordan Olympic Committee is now headed by Prince Faisal Bin Al Hussein.
Medal tables edit
Medals by Summer Games edit
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Moscow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1988 Seoul | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1992 Barcelona | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1996 Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2000 Sydney | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2004 Athens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2008 Beijing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 London | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 74 |
| 2024 Paris | future event | |||||
| 2028 Los Angeles | ||||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 105 | |
Medals by sport edit
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Karate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
List of medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Ahmad Abu-Ghaush | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Taekwondo |
Men's 68 kg |
 Silver |
Saleh Al-Sharabaty | 2020 Tokyo | Taekwondo |
Men's 80 kg |
 Bronze |
Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa | 2020 Tokyo |  Karate |
Men's 67 kg |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Janofsky, Michael (December 20, 1991). "Olympics; Construction Was Slow, So . . ". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
While it would have been ideal to ski for the United States, his adoptive country, he knew that making its Olympic team would be virtually impossible. Instead, taking advantage of his dual citizenship, he petitioned the Jordan Olympic Committee, and Jordanian officials approved.
External links edit
- "Jordan". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Jordan". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/JOR". olympanalyt.com.