Alaa Maso

{{Short description|Syrian refugee Olympic swimmer (born 2000)}}

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| nationality = Syrian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Aleppo, Syria

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| sport = Swimming

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Alaa Maso ({{langx|ar|علاء ماسو}}; born 1 January 2000) is a Syrian swimmer.{{cite web |title=Swimming - MASO Alaa |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1485487-maso-alaa.htm |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=30 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730073006/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1485487-maso-alaa.htm |url-status=dead}}

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the Refugee Olympic Team, taking part in the men's 50m freestyle. His brother Mohamad Maso competed for Syria in the men's triathlon at the 2020 Olympics, coming 47th. The brothers embraced during the Parade of Nations in the opening ceremony.{{cite news |title=Syrian athlete brothers separated by war hug at Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1899956/sport |work=Arab News |date=25 July 2021 |access-date=30 July 2021}} The two brothers left Syria as refugees in 2015 and settled in Germany in 2016.{{cite news |title=Syrian refugees realize Olympic dream in Tokyo |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/mohamad-alaa-maso-tokyo-olympic-games-syria-1.6118590 |work=CBC |date=27 July 2021 |access-date=30 July 2021}}