Man Asaad

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| name = Man Asaad

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| caption = Asaad at the 2018 Asian Games

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| nationality = Syrian

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hama, Syria

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| alma_mater = Tishreen University

| height = 190 cm[https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/ASSAD-Man-3004115/ Man Assad]. asiangames2018.id

| weight = 143 kg{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/136036|title=Man Asaad|publisher=Olympedia|access-date=16 December 2022}}

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| country = {{SYR}}

| sport = Weightlifting

| event = +109 kg

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| yearsactive = 2015–

| coach = Qais Asaad

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| pb = {{unbulleted list|Snatch: 198 kg (2022)|Clean and jerk: 252 kg (2024)|Total: 445 kg (2022)}}

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's weightlifting}}

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| hometown = Damascus, Syria

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Man Asaad{{efn|His family name is sometimes mistranscribed as "Assad".}} ({{langx|ar|معن أسعد}} / {{ALA-LC|ar|Maʻn Asʻad}}, {{IPA|ar|maʕn ˈʔasʕad}}; born 20 November 1993) is a Syrian heavyweight weightlifter who competes in the +109 kg category.{{Cite web|title=Weightlifting - ASAAD Man|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n1389034-asaad-man.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-04|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804165609/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n1389034-asaad-man.htm}} He won the bronze medal in the men's +109{{nbsp}}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.{{Cite web|last=Rem|title=لاعب منتخب سورية لرفع الأثقال معن أسعد يتأهل إلى أولمبياد طوكيو|url=http://www.sana.sy/?p=1406189|access-date=2021-08-04|website=S A N A|language=ar}}

He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Syria at the 2016 Olympics and was placed 15th in +105kg event.{{cite web |title=Man Asaad |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/man-asaad |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806055633/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/man-asaad |archivedate=6 August 2016 |accessdate=19 August 2016 |website=rio2016.com}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-04|title=من بوابة رفع الأثقال.. معن أسعد يمنح سوريا أول ميدالية في أولمبياد طوكيو|url=https://al-ain.com/article/1628080545|access-date=2021-08-04|website=العين الإخبارية|language=ar}}{{Cite web|title=Weightlifting - Men's +109kg Schedule|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/event-schedule-men-s--plus-109kg.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-04|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804153531/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/event-schedule-men-s--plus-109kg.htm}} It was also Syria's first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.{{Cite web|title=Weightlifter Man Asaad Wins Bronze for Syria at the Tokyo Olympics|url=https://www.albawaba.com/sport/weightlifter-man-asaad-wins-bronze-syria-tokyo-olympics-1441217|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Al Bawaba|language=en}}

He won two medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.{{Cite web |title=Weightlifting Results Book |url=https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/WLF/ResultBook/GDM2022_WLF_v1.1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705183534/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/WLF/ResultBook/GDM2022_WLF_v1.1.pdf |archive-date=5 July 2022 |access-date=6 July 2022 |website=2022 Mediterranean Games}} 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{{nbsp}}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.[https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1143709/asaad-stuns-minasyan-nurudinov-champion AWC 2024 Day 8: Man Asaad stuns Gor Minasyan]

In August 2024, he finished in fifth place in the men's +102{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.{{Cite web |title=Weightlifting Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811193408/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}}

Major results

width=40\|1 ! width=40\|2 ! width=40\|3 ! width=40\|Rank ! width=40\|1 ! width=40\|2 ! width=40\|3 ! width=40\|Rank
class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 width=40\|Year ! rowspan=2 width=250\|Venue ! rowspan=2 width=60\|Weight !colspan=4\| Snatch (kg) !colspan=4\| Clean & Jerk (kg) !rowspan=2 width=40\| Total !rowspan=2 width=40\| Rank
colspan=13\|Olympic Games
2016	align=left \| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	+109 kg	\| 180	{{s\|187}}	{{s\|187}}	{{n/a}}	220	{{s\|233}}	{{s\|233}}	{{n/a}}	400	15
2021	align=left \| Tokyo, Japan	+109 kg	\| 185	190	~~197~~	{{n/a}}	228	234	{{s\|242}}	{{n/a}}	424	{{bronze3}}
2024	align=left \| Paris, France	+102 kg	191	197	{{s\|201}}	{{n/a}}	235	241	{{s\|253}}	{{n/a}}	438	5
colspan=13 \| World Championships
2019	align=left\| Pattaya, Thailand	+109 kg	183	189	~~192~~	8	225	233	241	5	430	6
2022	align=left\| Bogotá, Colombia	+109 kg	192	198	~~203~~	5	237	247	~~252~~	{{bronze3}}	445	5
colspan="13" \|Asian Games
2018	align="left" \| Jakarta, Indonesia	+105 kg	180	~~185~~	187	{{n/a}}	~~225~~	~~225~~	~~225~~	{{n/a}}	—	—
colspan=13\|Asian Championships
2015	align=left\| Phuket, Thailand	+105 kg	170	~~178~~	~~178~~	4	~~200~~	200	~~215~~	5	370	5
2016	align=left\| Tashkent, Uzbekistan	+105 kg	170	~~182~~	186	4	215	~~227~~	232	5	418	5
2019	align=left\| Ningbo, China	+109 kg	183	188	~~193~~	{{bronze3}}	222	~~230~~	~~231~~	5	410	5
2021	align=left\| Tashkent, Uzbekistan	+109 kg	186	191	195	{{silver2}}	230	~~238~~	238	{{silver2}}	433	{{silver2}}
2024	align="left" \| Tashkent, Uzbekistan	+109 kg	192	{{s\|200}}	{{s\|200}}	{{silver2}}	237	252 {{AsianR\|Olympic weightlifting}}	—	{{gold1}}	444	{{gold1}}
colspan=13\|Mediterranean Games
2022	align=left\| Oran, Algeria	+102 kg	191	197	~~203~~	{{silver2}}	232	242	247	{{gold1}}	colspan=2 {{n/a}}
colspan=13\|Arab Games
2023	align=left\| Algiers, Algeria	+102 kg	175	175	—	{{gold1}}	225	225	—	{{gold1}}	colspan=2 {{n/a}}
colspan=13 \| Asian Junior Championships
2013	align=left \| Doha, Qatar	+105 kg	150	156	~~162~~	{{Gold1}}	185	~~192~~	~~193~~	{{Silver2}}	341	{{Silver2}}