Syria at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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| Naser Al Shami Naser Al Shami Nasser Al Shami is a Syrian boxer, who competed in the heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal... |
Boxing Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each... |
Men's Heavyweight Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Heavyweight The Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the second-heaviest class. Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 91 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*... |
AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
Men's Triple JumpAthletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Triple Jump
The Men's Triple Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium.The triple jump has been ever present since the beginning of the modern Olympic Games in 1896....
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- Mohammad HazzoryMohammad HazzoryMohammad Hazzory is a Syrian triple jumper.He finished fifth at the 2003 Asian Championships, sixth at the 2005 Asian Championships and fifth at the 2006 Asian Games...
- 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)
BoxingBoxing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
Syria sent one boxer, Naser Al ShamiNaser Al Shami
Nasser Al Shami is a Syrian boxer, who competed in the heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal...
to Athens. Al Shami had only won bronze at the 2002 Asian Games
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...
, and was not expected to threaten for a medal. He defeated All-Africa Games
All-Africa Games
The All-Africa Games, sometimes called the African Games or the Pan African Games, are a regional multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa...
winner Emmanuel Izonritei
Emmanuel Izonritei
Emmanuel Izonritei is a boxer from Nigeria.Boxer at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games India . He was an athlete in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Nigeria, where he lost in the round of 16 to Naser Al Shami of Syria, who eventually won the bronze...
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)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Heavyweight
The Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the second-heaviest class. Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 91 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...
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- Naser Al ShamiNaser Al ShamiNasser Al Shami is a Syrian boxer, who competed in the heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal...
- Round of 16: Defeated Emmanuel IzonriteiEmmanuel IzonriteiEmmanuel Izonritei is a boxer from Nigeria.Boxer at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games India . He was an athlete in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Nigeria, where he lost in the round of 16 to Naser Al Shami of Syria, who eventually won the bronze...
of NigeriaNigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Bronze:* Olusoji Fasuba, Deji Aliu, Aaron Egbele, and Uchenna Emedolu — Athletics, Men's 4 x 100 m relay* Saul Weigopwa, Musa Audu, James Godday, and Enefiok Udo-Obong — Athletics, Men's 4 x 400 m relay-Athletics:...
(30 - 17) - Quarterfinal: Defeated Vugar Alakbarov of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAzerbaijan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Athletics:MenWomen-Boxing:Azerbaijan sent 9 boxers to the Olympics. They won 2 bronze medals, with 3 other boxers falling in the quarterfinals. The combined record of the Azeri boxers was 15-9, with each boxer winning...
(Disqualified; Round 4, 1:40) - Semifinal: Lost to Odlanier Solis Fonte of CubaCuba at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw...
(Outscored; Round 3, 1:29) (Bronze Medal)
- Round of 16: Defeated Emmanuel Izonritei
JudoJudo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJudo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...
The only Syrian judoka competing in Athens lost his first match, but did survive the full five minutes.Men's -100 kg (Half-Heavyweight)
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 kg
These are the results of the men's 100 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 33 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 100 kilograms...
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- Yhya Hasaba
- Round of 32: Bye
- Round of 16: Lost to Rhadi FergusonRhadi FergusonDr. Rhadi Bullard Ferguson is an Bahamian American mixed martial arts trainer, strength and conditioning coach, motivational speaker, and black belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.- Biography :...
of the United StatesUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
(Sukui-nage; ippon 5:00)
ShootingShooting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIn shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
Dahi finished seven points behind the next-to-last shooter in the competition.Men's Skeet
Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Skeet
The men's skeet shooting competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 21 and 22 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece...
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- Roger DahiRoger DahiRoger Dahi is a sport shooter who has twice represented Syria at the Summer Olympics.At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he participated in the men's skeet event, finishing in 41st, and last, position. At the 2008 Games in Beijing he again finished last of the 41 athletes in the men's...
- Qualification: 106 points (41st overall)
SwimmingSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
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 HoogenbandPieter van den Hoogenband
Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
and tied with world champion and twice-Olympic champion Alexander Popov
Alexander Popov (swimmer)
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Popov ; is a Russian former Olympic gold-winning swimmer, widely regarded as one of the greatest sprint freestyle swimmers of all time.-Career:Born in Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast , Popov began swimming at age 8 at...
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Men's 50 metre Freestyle
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle
The men's 50 metre freestyle swimming event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece on August 19 and 20. The event was won by American Gary Hall Jr., the defending co-champion of this event from the 2000 Summer...
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- Rafed Ziad El Masri
- Heat: 22.58 s (T-18th overall, did not advance)