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Man Asaad

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

Man Asaad
Asaad at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
NationalitySyrian
Born (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 30)
Hama, Syria[1]
Alma materTishreen University
Years active2015–
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight143 kg (315 lb)[2]
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
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bogotá +109 kg Clean&Jerk
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tashkent +109 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tashkent +109 kg Clean&Jerk
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tashkent +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tashkent +109 kg Snatch
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tashkent +109 kg Clean&Jerk
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tashkent +109 kg Snatch
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ningbo +109 kg Snatch
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

Career edit

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] 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]

Major results edit

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 17 220 233 233 15 400 15
2021   Tokyo, Japan +109 kg 185 197 190 3 228 234 242 4 424  
2024   Paris, France +102 kg
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   445 5
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   222 230 231 5 410 5
2021   Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 186 191 195   230 238 238   433  
2023   Jinju, South Korea +109 kg —
2024   Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 192 200 200   237 252 AR —   444  
Asian Games
2018   Jakarta, Indonesia +105 kg 180 185 187 5 225 225 225 — 187 NM
Mediterranean Games
2022   Oran, Algeria +102 kg 191 197 203   232 242 247   —
Arab Games
2023   Algiers, Algeria +102 kg 175 175 —   225 225 —   —
Asian Junior Championships
2013   Doha, Qatar +105 kg 150 156 162   185 192 193   341  

See also edit

Notes edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Man Asaad". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. ^ Rem. "لاعب منتخب سورية لرفع الأثقال معن أسعد يتأهل إلى أولمبياد طوكيو". S A N A (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  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. ^ a b "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

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