Syria at the 1972 Summer Olympics
# Syria at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Syria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Five competitors, four men and one woman, took part in four events in three sports.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 5 |

## Athletics

### Women's 800 metres – Round One

Malak El-Nasser failed to qualify the first round to semi-finals and finished last in her heat in round one.

## Shooting

Two male shooters represented Syria in 1972.

### Open

| Diver | Event | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Diver | Event | Result | Rank |
| Mounzer Khatib | Trap | 170 | 47 |
| Joseph Mesmar | Trap | 167 | 50 |

## Wrestling

Syria nominated two male wrestlers.

Key:

* VT - Victory by Fall.
* Pt - Decision by Points.
* Os - Obvious Superiority.

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mohieddin El-Sas | −48 kg | Alfredo Olvera (MEX) W $^{VT}$ | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | 15 |
| Fawzi Salloum | −57 kg | Ali Lachkar (MAR) Draw | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | 14 |
