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Syrian heavyweight weightlifter
Man Asaad
Asaad at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
NationalitySyrian
Born (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 31)
Hama, Syria
Home townDamascus, Syria
Alma materTishreen University
Years active2015–
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight143 kg (315 lb)
Sport
Country Syria
SportWeightlifting
Event+109 kg
Coached byQais Asaad
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 198 kg (2022)
  • Clean and jerk: 252 kg (2024)
  • Total: 445 kg (2022)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Syria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo +109 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tashkent +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tashkent +109 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran +102 kg Clean&Jerk
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran +102 kg Snatch
Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Algiers +102 kg Clean&Jerk
Gold medal – first place 2023 Algiers +102 kg Snatch

Man Asaad (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. He won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

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.

He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Syria at the 2016 Olympics and was placed 15th in +105kg event. He was placed fifth at the 2018 Asian Games.

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. It was also Syria's first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

He won two medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. 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.

He won bronze medal in the men's +109 kg Clean&Jerk event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.

In February 2024 he successfully earned his first Asian title, winning the +109 kg event at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, matching his PR total of 444 kg.

In August 2024, he finished in fifth place in the men's +102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +109 kg 180 187 187 — 220 233 233 — 400 15
2021 Tokyo, Japan +109 kg 185 190 197 — 228 234 242 — 424 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024 Paris, France +102 kg 191 197 201 — 235 241 253 — 438 5
World Championships
2019 Pattaya, Thailand +109 kg 183 189 192 8 225 233 241 5 430 6
2022 Bogotá, Colombia +109 kg 192 198 203 5 237 247 252 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 445 5
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia +105 kg 180 185 187 — 225 225 225 — — —
Asian Championships
2015 Phuket, Thailand +105 kg 170 178 178 4 200 200 215 5 370 5
2016 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +105 kg 170 182 186 4 215 227 232 5 418 5
2019 Ningbo, China +109 kg 183 188 193 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 222 230 231 5 410 5
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 186 191 195 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 230 238 238 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 433 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 192 200 200 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 237 252 AR — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 444 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2022 Oran, Algeria +102 kg 191 197 203 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 232 242 247 1st place, gold medalist(s) —
Arab Games
2023 Algiers, Algeria +102 kg 175 175 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 225 225 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) —
Asian Junior Championships
2013 Doha, Qatar +105 kg 150 156 162 1st place, gold medalist(s) 185 192 193 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 341 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Notes

  1. His family name is sometimes mistranscribed as "Assad".

References

  1. ^ Man Assad. asiangames2018.id
  2. "Man Asaad". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. Rem. "لاعب منتخب سورية لرفع الأثقال معن أسعد يتأهل إلى أولمبياد طوكيو". S A N A (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  5. "Man Asaad". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  6. "من بوابة رفع الأثقال.. معن أسعد يمنح سوريا أول ميدالية في أولمبياد طوكيو". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  7. "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.
  8. "Weightlifter Man Asaad Wins Bronze for Syria at the Tokyo Olympics". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  9. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  10. AWC 2024 Day 8: Man Asaad stuns Gor Minasyan
  11. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

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