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| Nationality | Syrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1993 Hama, Syria[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Tishreen University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2015– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 143 kg (315 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Syria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | +109 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Qais Asaad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Man Asaad[lower-alpha 1] (Arabic: معن أسعد / ALA-LC: Maʻn Asʻad, Arabic pronunciation: [maʕn ˈʔasʕad]; born 20 November 1993) is a Syrian heavyweight weightlifter who competes in the +109 kg category.[3] He won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He also won bronze medal in the men's +109 kg Clean&Jerk event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.
Career
He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Syria at the 2016 Olympics and was placed 15th in +105kg event.[4] He was placed fifth at the 2018 Asian Games. On 11 April 2010, he was given a two-year ban by the International Weightlifting Federation after he tested positive for the banned substance metandienone.[5]
He qualified to represent Syria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's +109 kg event with a total of 424 kg and claimed bronze medal in the event.[6][7] It was also Syria's first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[8]
He won two medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[9] He won the silver medal in the men's +102 kg Snatch event and the gold medal in the men's +102 kg Clean & Jerk event.[9]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Rio, Brazil | +109 kg | 180 | 17 | 220 | 15 | 400 | 15 | ||||
| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan | +109 kg | 185 | 190 | 3 | 228 | 234 | 4 | 424 |  | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand | +109 kg | 183 | 189 | 8 | 225 | 233 | 241 | 5 | 430 | 6 | |
| 2022 |  Bogotá, Colombia | +109 kg | 192 | 198 | 5 | 237 | 247 | | 445 | 5 | ||
| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Phuket, Thailand | +105 kg | 170 | 4 | 200 | 5 | 370 | 5 | ||||
| 2016 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | +105 kg | 170 | 186 | 4 | 215 | 232 | 5 | 418 | 5 | ||
| 2019 |  Ningbo, China | +109 kg | 183 | 188 | | 222 | 5 | 410 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | +109 kg | 186 | 191 | 195 |  | 230 | 238 | | 433 | | |
| 2023 |  Jinju, South Korea | +109 kg | — | |||||||||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Jakarta, Indonesia | +105 kg | 180 | 187 | 5 | — | 187 | NM | ||||
| Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Oran, Algeria | +102 kg | 191 | 197 | | 232 | 242 | 247 |  | — | ||
| Arab Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Algiers, Algeria | +102 kg | 175 | 175 | — | | 225 | 225 | — | | — | |
| Asian Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2013 |  Doha, Qatar | +105 kg | 150 | 156 | | 185 | | 341 | | |||
See also
Notes
- ↑ His family name is sometimes mistranscribed as "Assad".
References
- 1 2 Man Assad. asiangames2018.id
- ↑ "Man Asaad". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ↑ "Weightlifting - ASAAD Man". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ↑ "Man Asaad". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ Rem. "لاعب منتخب سورية لرفع الأثقال معن أسعد يتأهل إلى أولمبياد طوكيو". S A N A (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ↑ "من بوابة رفع الأثقال.. معن أسعد يمنح سوريا أول ميدالية في أولمبياد طوكيو". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ↑ "Weightlifting - Men's +109kg Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ↑ "Weightlifter Man Asaad Wins Bronze for Syria at the Tokyo Olympics". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- 1 2 "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
External links
- Man Asaad at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Man Asaad at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Man Asaad at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Man Asaad at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Man Asaad at Olympedia