Man Asaad
Man Asaad[lower-alpha 1] (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.
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| Nationality | Syrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1993 Hama, Syria[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Tishreen University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2015– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 143 kg (315 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Syria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | +109 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Qais Asaad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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] 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
| 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 | 17 | 220 | 15 | 400 | 15 | ||||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | +109 kg | 185 | 190 | 3 | 228 | 234 | 4 | 424 | |||
| 2024 | Paris, France | +102 kg | ||||||||||
| 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 | 445 | 5 | |||
| 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 | 222 | 5 | 410 | 5 | ||||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | +109 kg | 186 | 191 | 195 | 230 | 238 | 433 | ||||
| 2023 | Jinju, South Korea | +109 kg | — | |||||||||
| 2024 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | +109 kg | 192 | 237 | 252 AR | — | 444 | |||||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Jakarta, Indonesia | +105 kg | 180 | 187 | 5 | — | 187 | NM | ||||
| Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Oran, Algeria | +102 kg | 191 | 197 | 232 | 242 | 247 | — | ||||
| Arab Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Algiers, Algeria | +102 kg | 175 | 175 | — | 225 | 225 | — | — | |||
| Asian Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Doha, Qatar | +105 kg | 150 | 156 | 185 | 341 | ||||||
Notes
- His family name is sometimes mistranscribed as "Assad".
References
- Man Assad. asiangames2018.id
- "Man Asaad". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- "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.
- "Man Asaad". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- Rem. "لاعب منتخب سورية لرفع الأثقال معن أسعد يتأهل إلى أولمبياد طوكيو". S A N A (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- "من بوابة رفع الأثقال.. معن أسعد يمنح سوريا أول ميدالية في أولمبياد طوكيو". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- "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.
- "Weightlifter Man Asaad Wins Bronze for Syria at the Tokyo Olympics". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- AWC 2024 Day 8: Man Asaad stuns Gor Minasyan
External links
- Man Asaad at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Man Asaad at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Man Asaad at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Man Asaad at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Man Asaad at Lift Up
- Man Asaad at Olympedia