# Syria at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Syria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1948.
The Syrian Olympic Committee sent a team of six athletes, five men and one woman, to compete in six different sports at the Games, matching the nation's roster size with Athens 2004. Thanks to Man Asaad, Syria won its first Olympic medal since the 2004 Olympics.
As well as the country's official representatives, a number of Syrians participated in the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, including judoka Muna Dahouk. Brothers Alaa Maso and Mohamad Maso, who had fled Syria in 2015 and have lived in Germany since 2016, both competed, Alaa for the Refugee Olympic Team, in the men's 50m freestyle. and Mohamad for official Syrian team in the men's triathlon, coming 47th. The brothers embraced during the Parade of Nations in the opening ceremony.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Man Asaad | Weightlifting | Men's +109 kg | 4 August |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 6 |

## Athletics

One Syrian athlete achieved the entry, by qualifying by world ranking, in the following track and field events:

### 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

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Majd Eddin Ghazal | Men's high jump | 2.21 SB | =19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian

Syria entered one jumping rider into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group F (Africa & Middle East), marking the country's recurrence to the sport after an eight-year absence.

### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank |
| Ahmad Hamcho | Deville | Individual | Eliminated | Eliminated | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Syria received a universality invitation from FINA to send one top-ranked swimmers in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ayman Kelzi | Men's 200 m butterfly | 1:59.57 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

Syria entered one athlete into the table tennis competition. 11-year-old Hend Zaza secured a berth in the women's singles with a gold medal victory at the 2020 West Asia Olympic Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan. She was the youngest competitor in any sport in the 2020 Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Hend Zaza | Women's singles | Liu (AUT) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

Syria entered one triathlete to compete at the Games after received the tripartite commission quotas.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
| Mohamad Maso | Men's | 18:07 | 0:42 | 58:10 | 0:40 | 36:33 | 1:54:12 | 47 |

## Weightlifting

Syrian weightlifters qualified for one quota place at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Man Asaad | Men's +109 kg | 190 | 3 | 234 | 4 | 424 | |