Syria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Syria at the Olympic Games
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors	7
Flag bearer	Ghada Shouaa
Medals Rank: 49	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 1
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Other related appearances
United Arab Republic (1960)

Syria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Ghada Shouaa won the nation's first ever gold medal.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Ghada Shouaa	Athletics	Women's Heptathlon

Results by event

Athletics

Women's Heptathlon

• Ghada Shouaa

• Final Result — 6780 points (→ Gold Medal)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

• Khaled Falah
  1. First Round — Defeated Parmuansak Phosuvan (Thailand), 11-9
  2. Second Round — Lost to Daniel Reyes (Colombia), 13-15

Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)

• Adnan Khaddour
  1. First Round — Lost to Daniel Bispo (Brazil), 4-9

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database