Syria at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Syria
games=2004 Summer
competitors=6 (5 men, 1 woman)
sports=5
flagbearer=Mohammad Hazzory
officials=
gold=0
silver=0
bronze=1
total=1
rank=71

Syria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Medalists

Results by event

=Athletics=

Men's Triple Jump:
* Mohammad Hazzory
**Qualification: 16.37 m (13th in Group B, did not advance, 25th overall)

Women's 5000 metres:
* Zainab Bakkour
**Round 1: 17:18.66 (18th in heat 1, did not advance, 39th overall)

=Boxing=

Syria sent one boxer, Naser Al Shami to Athens. Al Shami had only won bronze at the 2002 Asian Games, and was not expected to threaten for a medal. He defeated All-Africa Games winner Emmanuel Izonritei by points and Sydney middleweight bronze medalist Vugar Alakbarov by virtue of a disqualification. In the semifinal, though, two time world champion Odlanier Solis Fonte of Cuba proved too much for him, but even with the loss, Al Shami earned a bronze medal, Syria's only medal of the Games.

Heavyweight (91kg):
* Naser Al Shami
** Round of 16: Defeated Emmanuel Izonritei of Nigeria (30 - 17)
** Quarterfinal: Defeated Vugar Alakbarov of Azerbaijan (Disqualified; Round 4, 1:40)
** Semifinal: Lost to Odlanier Solis Fonte of Cuba (Outscored; Round 3, 1:29) (Bronze Medal)

=Judo=

The only Syrian judoka competing in Athens lost his first match, but did survive the full five minutes.

Men's -100 kg (Half-Heavyweight):
* Yhya Hasaba
** Round of 32: Bye
**Round of 16: Lost to Rhadi Ferguson of the United States (Sukui-nage; ippon 5:00)

=Shooting=

Dahi finished seven points behind the next-to-last shooter in the competition.

Men's Skeet:
* Roger Dahi
**Qualification: 106 points (41st overall)

=Swimming=

El Masri actually came within 0.05 seconds of the top 16 and a semi-final berth, and finished just behind 2003 Worlds bronze medalist Pieter van den Hoogenband and tied with world champion and twice-Olympic champion Alexander Popov.

Men's 50 metre Freestyle:
* Rafed Ziad El Masri
**Heat: 22.58 s (T-18th overall, did not advance)

Officials

*President: Dr. Kamal Taha
*Secretary General: Nour El-Houda Karfoul

ee also

* Syria at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

References

* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/ Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad]