Man Asaad

Man Asaad
Asaad at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
NationalitySyrian
Born (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 32)
Hama, Syria
Home townDamascus, Syria
EducationTishreen University
Years active2015–
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight143 kg (315 lb)
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 place2020 Tokyo+109 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Tashkent+109 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Tashkent+109 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Oran+102 kg Clean&Jerk
Silver medal – second place2022 Oran+102 kg Snatch
Arab Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Algiers+102 kg Clean&Jerk
Gold medal – first place2023 Algiers+102 kg Snatch

Man Asaad (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. He won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

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.

He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Syria at the 2016 Olympics and was placed 15th in +105kg event. 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. It was also Syria's first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

He won two medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. 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.

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.

In August 2024, he finished in fifth place in the men's +102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil+109 kg180187187N/a220233233N/a40015
2021Tokyo, Japan+109 kg185190197N/a228234242N/a4243rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024Paris, France+102 kg191197201N/a235241253N/a4385
World Championships
2019Pattaya, Thailand+109 kg183189192822523324154306
2022Bogotá, Colombia+109 kg19219820352372472523rd place, bronze medalist(s)4455
Asian Games
2018Jakarta, Indonesia+105 kg180185187N/a225225225N/a——
Asian Championships
2015Phuket, Thailand+105 kg170178178420020021553705
2016Tashkent, Uzbekistan+105 kg170182186421522723254185
2019Ningbo, China+109 kg1831881933rd place, bronze medalist(s)22223023154105
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan+109 kg1861911952nd place, silver medalist(s)2302382382nd place, silver medalist(s)4332nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024Tashkent, Uzbekistan+109 kg1922002002nd place, silver medalist(s)237252 AR—1st place, gold medalist(s)4441st place, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2022Oran, Algeria+102 kg1911972032nd place, silver medalist(s)2322422471st place, gold medalist(s)N/a
Arab Games
2023Algiers, Algeria+102 kg175175—1st place, gold medalist(s)225225—1st place, gold medalist(s)N/a
Asian Junior Championships
2013Doha, Qatar+105 kg1501561621st place, gold medalist(s)1851921932nd place, silver medalist(s)3412nd place, silver medalist(s)

Notes

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

References

  1. 1 2 Man Assad Archived 2018-08-30 at the Wayback Machine. 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. ↑ Rem. "لاعب منتخب سورية لرفع الأثقال معن أسعد يتأهل إلى أولمبياد طوكيو". S A N A (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  5. ↑ "Man Asaad". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  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. 1 2 "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
  11. ↑ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.