Jordan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1980, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. At the 1992 Winter Olympics Mohamed Hadid competed for Jordan in speed skiing.[1] The nation has never participated in any Winter Olympic Games.
| Jordan at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | JOR |
| NOC | Jordan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 104th |
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| Summer appearances | |
Jordan won its first medal at the Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro in 2016, when Ahmad Abughaush took the gold in the Men's 68 kg tournament in Taekwondo. Jordan earned its second medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with another taekwondo achievement as Saleh Al-Sharabaty won a silver medal in the 80 kg category. Jordan won its fourth medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris one silver in the taekwondo Men's 68kg category by Zaid Kareem.
Samer Kamal and Ihsan Abu-Sheikha won two bronze medals in Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics at Seoul, South Korea when Taekwondo was just introduced into the Olympic Games; however, it was introduced only as a demonstration sport and therefore, are not official medals.
The National Olympic Committee for Jordan was created in 1957 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1963.
The Jordan Olympic Committee is now headed by Prince Faisal Bin Al Hussein.
Medal tables
editMedals by Summer Games
edit| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Moscow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1988 Seoul | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1992 Barcelona | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1996 Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2000 Sydney | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2004 Athens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2008 Beijing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 London | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 74 |
| 2024 Paris | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 102 | |
Medals by sport
edit| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Karate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
List of medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Ahmad Abu-Ghaush | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Taekwondo |
Men's 68 kg |
 Silver |
Saleh Al-Sharabaty | 2020 Tokyo | Taekwondo |
Men's 80 kg |
 Bronze |
Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa | 2020 Tokyo |  Karate |
Men's 67 kg |
| Silver |
Zaid Kareem | 2024 Paris | Taekwondo |
Men's 68 kg |
See also
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References
edit- ^ Janofsky, Michael (December 20, 1991). "Olympics; Construction Was Slow, So . . ". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
While it would have been ideal to ski for the United States, his adoptive country, he knew that making its Olympic team would be virtually impossible. Instead, taking advantage of his dual citizenship, he petitioned the Jordan Olympic Committee, and Jordanian officials approved.
External links
edit- "Jordan". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Jordan". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/JOR". olympanalyt.com.