Syria at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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.

Syria at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSYR
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)

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Wrestling 202
Total202

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Syria nominated 2 wrestlers.[1][2]

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 Pt 		 Vladimir Bakulin (URS)
L VT		 did not advance N/A
Mahmoud Balah −78 kg  Toshiro Tashiro (JPN)
W Pt 		 Peter Nettekoven (FRG)
W Pt 		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.
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