Man Asaad

Man Asaad (also Assad, Arabic: معن أسعد; born 20 November 1993) is a Syrian heavyweight weightlifter who competes in the +109 kg category.[2]

Man Asaad
Asaad at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
NationalitySyrian
Born (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993
Hama, Syria[1]
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Syria
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo+109 kg
Asian Championships
2020 Tashkent+109 kg

Career

He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Syria at the 2016 Olympics and was placed 15th in +105kg event.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5][6] It was also Syria's first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[7]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Tokyo, Japan+109 kg18519719032282342424424
World Championships
2019 Pattaya, Thailand+109 kg183189192822523324154306
Asian Championships
2015 Phuket, Thailand+105 kg170178178420020021553705
2016 Tashkent, Uzbekistan+105 kg170182186421522723254185
2019 Ningbo, China+109 kg18318819322223023154105
2020 Tashkent, Uzbekistan+109 kg186191195230238238433

See also

References
  1. Man Assad. asiangames2018.id
  2. "Weightlifting ASAAD Man - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Man Asaad". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. Rem. "لاعب منتخب سورية لرفع الأثقال معن أسعد يتأهل إلى أولمبياد طوكيو". S A N A (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  5. "من بوابة رفع الأثقال.. معن أسعد يمنح سوريا أول ميدالية في أولمبياد طوكيو". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  6. "Weightlifting - Men's +109kg Schedule | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Weightlifter Man Asaad Wins Bronze for Syria at the Tokyo Olympics". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2021-08-04.


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