Omar Tayara

{{short description|Spanish-born aquathlete and triathlete (born 1979)}}

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| name = Omar Tayara

| fullname = Omar Tayara Rodríguez

| country = {{ESP}}
{{SYR}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|8|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Madrid, Spain

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| height = {{height|m=1.75|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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| coach = Ricardo Claveria Grimaldos

| team = Trialandalus Mijas (ESP),
Syrian National Team (SYR)

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Omar Tayara Rodríguez (born August 13, 1979 in Madrid) is a Spanish-born aquathlete and triathlete, who trains and holds a dual citizenship with Syria.{{cite sports-reference|title = Omar Tayara|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/omar-tayara-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103231/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/omar-tayara-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 10 November 2012}}

Tayara started out his triathlon career in 2001,{{cite web|title=Onlinetri – Omar Tayara|url=http://omar-tayara.onlinetri.com/index.php?page_id=6242|accessdate=10 November 2012}} and first competed at the 2002 ITU Triathlon European Cup in Palermo, Italy. He eventually made his international debut at the 2004 ITU World Cup in his home turf, followed by his other sporting appearances in Cancun and in Hamburg. While competing for Spain, Tayara had won the ITU Aquathlon World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland, and achieved a third-place finish at the Pan American Cup in Roatán, Honduras. In 2006, Tayara officially gained Syrian citizenship.

While competing for Syria, Tayara had achieved top six finishes in two Asian cups, and held Olympic qualifying points.{{cite news|title=Triathlon growth in the Middle East|url=http://www.trifuel.com/news/2007/05/18/triathlon-growth-in-the-middle-east|publisher=Trifuel|date=18 May 2007|accessdate=10 November 2012}} He was selected for the national team to compete for the men's triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Tayara was not sufficiently enough to keep up his pace, as he finished only in forty-ninth place, with a time of 1:56:40.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}