Syria at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

(SYR) competed at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
2005 Mediterranean Games
The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005, commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 July 2005, where 3,214 athletes from 21 countries participated...

in Almería

Almería

Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...

, Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. The nation had a total number of 30 participants (28 men and 2 women).

Gold

Boxing
Boxing at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
The Boxing Tournament at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was held in the Los Ángeles Sports Hall in Almería, Spain from June 27 to July 2.-Medal winners:-Medal table:-References:*...

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg): Yaser Shigan
Yaser Shigan
Yaser Shigan is a Syrian boxer, who won the only gold medal for Syria at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain. In the final of the men's featherweight division he defeated former Romanian Ovidiu Bobîrnat, who now competes for Cyprus.-References:*...

Silver

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Amjad Aouda
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Mohamed Amiriek

Weightlifting

Men's 105 kg (Clean&Jerk): Ahed Joughili
Ahed Joughili
Ahed Joughili is a Syrian weightlifter, who competed in the 105 kg division at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Joughili won a silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games and a gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games. Joughili claimed both gold medals for the 105 kg snatch and clean&jerk at the...

Wrestling
Wrestling at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
The Wrestling Competition at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was held in the Huércal de Almería Sports Hall in Almería, Spain from June 26 to July 1, 2005.-Men's competition:-Women's competition:-Medal table:-References:*...

Men's Freestyle (– 55 kg): Firas Rifaei
Men's Freestyle (– 66 kg): Mazen Kadmani

Bronze

Athletics
Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
The Athletics competition at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was held in the Mediterraneo Stadium in Almería, Spain from 29 June to 2 July 2005.-Men's:-Women's:-Medal table:-References:**...

Men's Javelin Throw: Feras Al-Mahamid

Weightlifting

Men's 105 kg (Snatch): Ahed Joughili
Ahed Joughili
Ahed Joughili is a Syrian weightlifter, who competed in the 105 kg division at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Joughili won a silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games and a gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games. Joughili claimed both gold medals for the 105 kg snatch and clean&jerk at the...

Men's Greco-Roman (– 60 kg): Zakaria Nashed
Men's Greco-Roman (– 66 kg): Yaser Salih
Men's Freestyle (– 120 kg): Akil Kahli

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