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Syria at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Sporting event delegation
Syria at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSYR
(SIR used at these Games)
NOCSyrian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.syriaolymp.org (in Arabic and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors2 (2 men) in 1 sport
Flag bearerMahmoud Balah
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 United Arab Republic (1960)

Syria competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first time in 20 years that the nation participated in the Olympic Games.

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Wrestling 2 0 2
Total 2 0 2

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Syria nominated 2 wrestlers.

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
Ahmed Chahrour −52 kg  Mohamed Salem (EGY)
Draw 		 Leonel Duarte (POR)
W 		 Vladimir Bakulin (URS)
L 		did not advance N/A
Mahmoud Balah −78 kg  Toshiro Tashiro (JPN)
W 		 Peter Nettekoven (FRG)
W 		did not advance 13

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Flyweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  2. "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

External links

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