Man Asaad
| File:Man Asaad 2018.jpg Asaad at the 2018 Asian Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Born | 20 November 1993 |
| Home town | Damascus, Syria |
| Alma mater | Tishreen University |
| Years active | 2015– |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Weight | 143 kg (315 lb)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Event | +109 kg |
| Coached by | Qais Asaad |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
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Man Asaad[a] (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.
Career
[edit | edit source]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 made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Syria at the 2016 Olympics and was placed 15th in +105kg event.[5] 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.[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]
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.[10]
In August 2024, he finished in fifth place in the men's +102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[11]
Major results
[edit | edit source]| 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 de Janeiro, Brazil | +109 kg | 180 | — | 220 | — | 400 | 15 | ||||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | +109 kg | 185 | 190 | — | 228 | 234 | — | 424 | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | ||
| 2024 | Paris, France | +102 kg | 191 | 197 | — | 235 | 241 | — | 438 | 5 | ||
| 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 | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 445 | 5 | ||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Jakarta, Indonesia | +105 kg | 180 | 187 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 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 | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 222 | 5 | 410 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | +109 kg | 186 | 191 | 195 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 230 | 238 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 433 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | |
| 2024 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | +109 kg | 192 | 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 | 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 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 185 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 341 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | |||
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ His family name is sometimes mistranscribed as "Assad".
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Man Assad Archived 2018-08-30 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
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External links
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Syrian male weightlifters
- Olympic weightlifters for Syria
- Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Syria
- People from Hama
- Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- Olympic bronze medalists for Syria
- Syrian sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in weightlifting
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Syria
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Syria
- Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting
- Weightlifters at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- 21st-century Syrian sportsmen
- Syrian Alawites
- Arab Games gold medalists