Syria, officially known as Syrian Arab Republic, first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948. The nation missed the next four Olympiads after its official debut before returning to the Games in Mexico City 1968. Syrian athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic edition since then except Montreal 1976 but neither of them have ever attended any edition of the Winter Olympic Games.
Syrian athletes have won a total of four medals at the Summer Olympic Games, a gold in athletics (topped by heptathlete Ghada Shouaa), a silver in freestyle wrestling, and a bronze each in boxing and weightlifting.
The Syrian Olympic Committee was established and duly recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 31 January 1948 at the IOC session in Saint Moritz, Switzerland.
Medal table[]
Medals by Summer Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London 1948 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Helsinki 1952 | Did not participate | |||||
| Melbourne 1956 | ||||||
| Rome 1960 | ||||||
| Tokyo 1964 | ||||||
| Mexico City 1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Munich 1972 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Montreal 1976 | Did not participate | |||||
| Moscow 1980 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Los Angeles 1984 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| Seoul 1988 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Barcelona 1992 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Atlanta 1996 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| Sydney 2000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Athens 2004 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| Beijing 2008 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| London 2012 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rio de Janeiro 2016 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tokyo 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
Medals by Summer Sport[]
| Sports | 
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Medal winners[]
| Games | Medal | Athlete | Sport | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles 1984 |
|
Joseph Atiyeh | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 100 kg |
| Atlanta 1996 |
|
Ghada Shouaa | Athletics | Women's heptathlon |
| Athens 2004 |
|
Naser Al-Shami | Boxing | Men's heavyweight |
| Tokyo 2020 |
|
Man Asaad | Weightlifting | Men's 109+ kg |