Syria at the 2008 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:SYR
Nocname:Syrian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2008
Website: 
Location:Beijing
Competitors:8
Sports:5
Flagbearer:Ahed Joughili
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
See also: (1960)

Syria competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from 8 to 24 August 2008. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1948. The Syrian Olympic Committee sent eight athletes who took part in five sports in the games.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men
Women

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
100 m backstroke1:00.2444Did not advance
Saleh Mohammad[1] 10 km open water1:54:37.719
Women

Triathlon

See main article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020031447/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/05/content_8106081.htm "Syrian swimmer qualified for Beijing Olympic Games"
  2. Web site: Athlete Biography: JOUGHILI Ahed . Beijing2008.cn . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080903142417/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/1/230151.shtml . 3 September 2008 .