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Syria at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Syria at the; 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SYR
NOC	Syrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.syriaolymp.org (in Arabic and English)
in Seoul
Competitors	13 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Hafez El-Hussein
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1948; 1952–1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	United Arab Republic (1960)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	–	1
Boxing	3	–	3
Weightlifting	1	–	1
Wrestling	8	–	8
Total	13	0	13

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

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Position	Result	Position
Hafez Al-Hussein	Javelin throw	63.34	36	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mohamed Haddad	Light flyweight	BYE	Maina (KEN) L 1-4	Did not advance
Hamed Halbouni	Flyweight	Bredahl (DEN) W RSC-2	Agosto (PUR) L 0-5	Did not advance
Ahmed Khanji	Light welterweight	BYE	Myrberg (SWE) L 1-4	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Mohamed Fayad	−90 kg	135.0	19	185.0	11	320.0	15

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mohamed El-Messouti	−48 kg	BYE	Alfredo Marcuño (ESP) W 10-3	Tim Vanni (USA) L 1-13	Takashi Kobayashi (JPN) L 0-15	Did not advance			10
Amar Wattar	−68 kg	Edmundo Ichillumpa (PER) W 17-2	Gustavo Manzur (ESA) W 16-3	Essam El-Khodary (EGY) W 14-3	Amir Reza Khadem (IRI) L 1-17	Jukka Rauhala (FIN) L 0-12	Did not advance		10
Mohamad Zayar	−82 kg	Ubaldo Rodríguez (PUR) W 11-0	Martin Doyle (GBR) W 6-1	Victor Kodei (NGR) L 1-7	Jouni Ilomäki (FIN) L 5:08	Did not advance			14
Ahmed Al-Shamy	−90 kg	Kim Tae-woo (KOR) L 2-8	Bakary Sanneh (GAM) W TF 1:55	Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) L TF 2:47	Did not advance				16
Dennis Atiyeh	−130 kg	David Gobezhishvili (URS) L 0-17	BYE	Atanas Atanassov (BUL) L 0-15	Did not advance				12

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Khaled Al-Faraj	−48 kg	Víctor Capacho (COL) W TF 5:11	Mahaddin Allahverdiyev (URS) L 4-16	Goun Duk-Yong (KOR) W 8-5	Andrzej Głąb (POL) L 5-10	—		Markus Scherer (FRG) W 16-6	5
Zouheir Hory	−68 kg	Herminio Hidalgo (PAN) L 4:25	Francisco Barcia (ESP) W 15-0	Morten Brekke (NOR) L 5:24	Did not advance				18
Zouheir Al-Balah	−74 kg	Kim Young-Nam (KOR) L 0-8	Hiromichi Ito (JPN) L 4:19	Did not advance					19