# Syria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Syria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The country returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The youngest participant was the wrestler Mohamed Moutei Nakdali, the oldest was the sports shooter Adnan Houjeij. The Syrian team did not win any medals.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Boxing | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Football | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Judo | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Shooting | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Wrestling | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 65 | 2 | 67 |

## Athletics
### 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

### Track events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Position | Result | Position | Result | Position | Result | Position |
| Nabil Nahri | 100 m | 10.67 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nabil Nahri | 200 m | 22.14 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed El-Abed | 400 m | 50.47 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Makhlouf | 800 m | 1:52.3 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Makhlouf | 1500 m | 4:00.4 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Saleh El-Ali | 5000 m | 15:08.2 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Akel Hamdan | 10,000 m | 31:21.9 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maher Hreitani | 110 m hurdles | 15.45 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amer Maaraoui | 400 m hurdles | 53.26 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdul Karim Joumaa | 3,000 m steeplechase | 9:29.4 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Position | Result | Position |
| Ahmad Balkis | High jump | 2.05 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adnan Houry | Discus throw | 47.52 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Position | Result | Position | Result | Position | Result | Position |
| Hala El-Moughrabi | 800 m | 2:17.6 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hala El-Moughrabi | 1500 m | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Position | Result | Position |
| Dia Toutinji | Long jump | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dia Toutinji | High jump | NM | NM | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Adel Hammoude | Light Flyweight | Künzler (ROU) L TKO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Talal Elchawa | Flyweight | Mlundwa (TAN) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fayez Zaghloul | Bantamweight | BYE | Ouphaphone (LAO) W 5-0 | Anthony (GUY) L 2-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nidal Haddad | Featherweight | González (MEX) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Farez Halabi | Light-Welterweight | Kampanath (LAO) W 3-2 | Oliva (ITA) L TKO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Ali El-Dahan | Welterweight | Krüger (GDR) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Imad Idriss | Light-Middleweight | BYE | Njunwa (TAN) L DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Naasan Ajjoub | Heavyweight | Stoimenov (BUL) L TKO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Football
### First round
#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Syria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Samir El-Najjar | −60kg | Charles Chibwe (ZAM) W 1000-0000 | José Rodríguez (CUB) L 0000-1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Naji Keyrouz (LIB) W 1000-0000 | John Holliday (GBR) L 0000-1000 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Bassam El-Jabbin | −78kg | Ignacio San Paz (ESP) L 0000-1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Said Achtar | Open | — | BYE | Franz Berger (AUT) L 0000-1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting
### Open

| Diver | Event | Final | Final |
| Diver | Event | Result | Rank |
| Khalil Arbaji | Skeet | 172 | 46 |
| Adnan Houjeij | Trap | 181 | 26 |
| Jihad Naim | Skeet | 176 | 45 |
| Nidal Nasser | Trap | 178 | 29 |

## Weightlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Imade Kadro | −52 kg | 85 | 15 | 105 | 15 | 190 | 14 |
| Faouaz Nadirin | −60 kg | 102.5 | 13 | 127.5 | 13 | 230 | 13 |
| Salem Ajjoub | −82.5 kg | 127.5 | 16 | 175 | 12 | 302.5 | 14 |
| Talal Najjar | −110 kg | 157.5 | 9 | 205 | 8 | 362.5 | 8 |