Jordan at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Jordan at the Olympic Games

Flag of Jordan
IOC code  JOR
NOC Jordan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.jo (English) (Arabic)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 3 in 3 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games

Jordan is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.

Athletics

Jordanian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

Boxing

Jordan has entered one boxer to compete in the men's super heavyweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. Hussein Ishaish had claimed his Olympic spot with a box-off victory at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Qian'an, China.[3]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Hussein Ishaish Super heavyweight

Taekwondo

Jordan entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Ahmad Abu-Ghaush secured a spot in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament in Manila, Philippines.[4]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ahmad Abu-Ghaush Men's −68 kg

References

  1. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ren Cancan leads China to a day of dominance as the AIBA Asian-Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event reaches its conclusion". AIBA. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ten Countries Secure Rio 2016 Berths at Asian Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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