Jordan at the Olympics

Jordan at the
Olympics
IOC code JOR
NOC Jordan Olympic Committee
Website www.joc.jo (in English) (in Arabic)
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer appearances

Jordan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1980, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games, however at the 1992 Albertville Olympics 43-year-old Mohamed Hadid competed for Jordan in the demonstration sport of speed skiing.[1]

Jordan won its first ever medal at the Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro in 2016, when Ahmad Abughaush won gold in the Men's 68 kg tournament in Taekwondo.

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 HRH Prince Faisal Bin Al Hussein.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes by sport Medals Total
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow-4------- 0000
United States 1984 Los Angeles5-------- 0000
South Korea 1988 Seoul--1-6---- 0000
Spain 1992 Barcelona2-------- 0000
United States 1996 Atlanta1--3----- 0000
Australia 2000 Sydney2--21---- 0000
Greece 2004 Athens1--21---- 0000
China 2008 Beijing22--1---- 0000
United Kingdom 2012 London2--2311-- 0000
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro1--212-11 1001
Total1001

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Taekwondo100116
Total1001107

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldAhmad Abu-GhaushBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro TaekwondoMen's 68 kg

See also

References

  1. 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.
  • "Jordan". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Jordan". Sports-Reference.com.
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