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.[3] He won the gold 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
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(s)+109 kg
Coached byQais Asaad
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 198 kg (2022)
  • Clean and jerk: 247 kg (2022)
  • Total: 445 kg (2022)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Syria
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo+109 kg
Asian Championships
2020 Tashkent+109 kg
2020 Tashkent+109 kg Snatch
2020 Tashkent+109 kg Clean&Jerk
2019 Ningbo+109 kg Snatch
Mediterranean Games
2022 Oran +102 kg Clean&Jerk
2022 Oran +102 kg Snatch

Career

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]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Rio, Brazil+109 kg180187187172202332331522015
2021 Tokyo, Japan+109 kg18519719032282342424424
World Championships
2019 Pattaya, Thailand+109 kg183189192822523324154306
2022 Bogotá, Colombia+109 kg19219820352372472524455
Asian Championships
2015 Phuket, Thailand+105 kg170178178420020021553705
2016 Tashkent, Uzbekistan+105 kg170182186421522723254185
2019 Ningbo, China+109 kg18318819322223023154105
2020 Tashkent, Uzbekistan+109 kg186191195230238238433
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia+105 kg1801851875225225225—187NM
Mediterranean Games
2022 Oran, Algeria+102 kg191197203232242247—
Asian Junior Championships
2013 Doha, Qatar+105 kg150156162185192193341

See also

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Man Asaad.
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  2. "Man Asaad". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. "Weightlifting ASAAD Man - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. 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". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. 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.
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