Jordan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's 11th consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Jordan at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | JOR |
NOC | Jordan Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
Competitors | 14 in 8 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Julyana Al-Sadeq Zeyad Ishaish |
Flag bearer (closing) | Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa |
Medals Ranked 74th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
editMedal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Saleh El-Sharabaty | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg | 26 July |
Bronze | Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa | Karate | Men's 67 kg | 5 August |
Competitors
editThe following is a list of the number of Jordanian competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Boxing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Karate | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 10 | 4 | 14 |
Athletics
editJordan received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a female track and field athlete to the Olympics.[2]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Aliya Boshnak | Women's 400 m | DSQ | Did not advance |
Boxing
editJordan entered five male boxers into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympians Obada Al-Kasbeh (men's lightweight), Hussein Ishaish (men's super heavyweight) and his brother Zeyad (men's welterweight), along with two other rookies (Al-Wadi and Al-Hindawi), secured the spots on the Jordanian squad by advancing to the semifinal match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman.[3][4]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Mohammad Al-Wadi | Men's featherweight | Ávila (COL) L 0–5 |
Did not advance | ||||
Obada Al-Kasbeh | Men's lightweight | Asanau (BLR) L 0–5 |
Did not advance | ||||
Zeyad Ishaish | Men's welterweight | Bye | Clair (MRI) L 2–3 |
Did not advance | |||
Odai Al-Hindawi | Men's light heavyweight | Plantić (CRO) L 2–3 |
Did not advance | ||||
Hussein Ishaish | Men's heavyweight | Bye | Castillo (ECU) W 4–0 |
Teixeira (BRA) L 1–4 |
Did not advance |
Equestrian
editJordan entered one jumping rider into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group F (Africa and Middle East), marking the country's recurrence to the sport after an eight-year absence.[5]
Jumping
editAthlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
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Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | |||
Ibrahim Bisharat | Blushing | Individual | Retired | Did not advance |
Judo
editJordan entered one male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[6]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Younis Eyal Slman | Men's −73 kg | Çiloğlu (TUR) L 00–10 |
Did not advance |
Karate
editJordan entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa qualified directly for the men's kumite 67 kg category by finishing second in the final pool round at the 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.[7]
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa | Men's −67 kg | Kalniņš (LAT) W 8–3 |
Da Costa (FRA) W 7–4 |
Derafshipour (EOR) W 3–0 |
Madera (VEN) W 4–1 |
1 Q | Şamdan (TUR) L 0–2 |
Did not advance |
Shooting
editJordan granted an invitation from ISSF to send Asma Abu Rabee in the women's 10 m air pistol to the Olympics, based on her minimum qualifying score (MQS) attained on or before June 6, 2021, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time since Sydney 2000.[8]
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Asma Abu Rabee | 10 m air pistol | 559 | 44 | Did not advance |
Swimming
editJordan received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[9]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Amro Al-Wir | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.17 | 41 | Did not advance | |||
Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:12.61 | 26 | Did not advance | ||||
Talita Baqlah | Women's 50 m freestyle | 26.49 | =45 | Did not advance |
Taekwondo
editJordan entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Saleh El-Sharabaty (men's 80 kg) and reigning Asian Games champion Julyana Al-Sadeq (women's 67 kg) secured the spots on the Jordanian taekwondo squad with a top two finish each in their respective weight classes at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman.[10]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Saleh El-Sharabaty | Men's −80 kg | Ordemann (NOR) W 5–4 |
Mahboubi (MAR) W 17–15 |
Rafalovich (UZB) W 13–11 |
Bye | Khramtsov (ROC) L 9–20 |
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Julyana Al-Sadeq | Women's −67 kg | Titoneli (BRA) L 9–9 SUP |
Did not advance |
References
edit- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Boxing Olympic Qualification: The Key Takeaways From Amman". Olympic Channel. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Five-star Jordan take Olympic qualifiers by storm". The Jordan Times. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 team and individual quota places confirmed by FEI". FEI. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "IJF.org – International Judo Federation". www.ijf.org.
- ^ "Karatekas from 21 countries win Olympic tickets at ParisKarate2021". World Karate Federation. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Chinese Taipei come out on top on day 1 of Asian Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020". World Taekwondo. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.