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 code	SYR (SIR used at these Games)
NOC	Syrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.syriaolymp.org (in Arabic and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors	2 (2 men) in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Mahmoud Balah
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.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Wrestling	2	0	2
Total	2	0	2

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Syria nominated 2 wrestlers.^[1][2]

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• Pt - Decision by Points.
• Os - Obvious Superiority.

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.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• Syria at the 1968 Summer Olympics