Syria first competed at the Asian Games in 1978 and is also a member of the West Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The National Olympic Committee for Syria is the Syrian Olympic Committee, founded in 1948.[1][2] Syria got its first gold medal in 1978 Asian Games, when Talal Najjar won the weightlifting 110 kg event.[3]
| Syria at the Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | SYR |
| NOC | Syrian Olympic Committee |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
|
| Summer appearances | |
Medal tables edit
Medals by Asian Games edit
Peach colour indicates best performance
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1951 New Delhi |
Did not participate | ||||
 1954 Manila
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 1958 Tokyo
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 1962 Jakarta
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 1966 Bangkok
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| 1970 Bangkok
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 1974 Tehran
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| 1978 Bangkok |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 1982 New Delhi |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
 1986 Seoul |
Did not participate | ||||
 1990 Beijing |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 1994 Hiroshima |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 1998 Bangkok |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
 2002 Busan |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
 2006 Doha |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 |
| 2010 Guangzhou |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
 2014 Incheon |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018 Jakarta–Palembang |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| 2022 Hangzhou |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 27 |
Medals by West Asian Games edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1997 Tehran |
16 | 22 | 13 | 51 | 3 |
 2002 Kuwait City |
8 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 4 |
| 2005 Doha |
20 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 4 |
| Total | 44 | 46 | 49 | 139 |
Medals by Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Indoor Games | |||||
| 2005 Bangkok |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
 2007 Macau |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2009 Hanoi |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| Asian Martial Arts Games | |||||
| 2009 Bangkok |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |||||
| 2013 Incheon |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
 2017 Ashgabat |
1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | |
Medals by Asian Beach Games edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Bali |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
 2010 Muscat |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2012 Haiyang |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2014 Phuket |
1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 2016 Da Nang |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
Medals by Asian Youth Games edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2009 Singapore |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2013 Nanjing |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Medals by sport edit
Asian Games edit
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Weightlifting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Boxing | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
 Swimming | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Karate | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Wrestling | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
 Bodybuilding | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 9 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
List of flag bearers edit
| Event year | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ahed Joughili | Weightlifting |
| 2010 | Ahed Joughili | Weightlifting |
| 2014 | Ahed Joughili | Weightlifting |
| 2018 | Abdulwahab Al-Hamwi[4] | Basketball |
| 2022 | Ahmad Ghousoon | Boxing |
- Since the 2006 Asian Games only
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Syrian Arab Republic". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Syrian Arab Republic | Syrian Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Bangkok 1978". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "لاعبنا الحموي حمل العلم السوري" [Indonesian President officially opens the 18th Asian Games "Jakarta 2018"]. tishreen.news.sy/ (in Arabic). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.