| Jordan at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JOR |
| NOC | Jordan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inRio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 8 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Hussein Ishaish[1] |
| Medals Ranked 54th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Jordan competed at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
TheJordan Olympic Committee selected a team of eight athletes, seven men and one woman, to compete in six sports at the Games. The nation's roster in Rio de Janeiro was also a replication to those sent toSydney 2000 andAthens 2004, respectively, but had the highest percentage of men in its Olympic history since1984. Among the sports represented by the athletes, Jordan made its Olympic debut in triathlon.[2]
The Jordanian team featured two returning athletes from London 2012:Methkal Abu Drais in men's marathon, andTalita Baqlah, who became the first swimmer to attend two Olympic Games, along with her younger brotherKhader.[2] Meanwhile, super heavyweight boxerHussein Ishaish was chosen by the committee to carry the Jordanian flag in the opening ceremony.[1][3]
Jordan left Rio de Janeiro with its first ever Olympic gold medal, which was also its first medal of any color. It was won by taekwondo fighterAhmad Abu-Ghaush in the men's featherweight category.[4][5]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Ahmad Abu-Ghaush | Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg | 18 August |
Jordanian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[6][7]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Methkal Abu Drais | Men's marathon | 2:46:18 | 140 |
Jordan has entered two boxers to compete in each of the following classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Super heavyweight boxer Hussein Ishaish claimed his Olympic spot with a box-off victory at the2016 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament inQian'an,China.[8] Meanwhile, Obada Al-Kasbeh received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to compete in the men's light welterweight division.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Obada Al-Kasbeh | Men's light welterweight |  Biyarslanov (CAN)L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Hussein Ishaish | Men's super heavyweight | Bye |  Nistor (ROU)W 2–1 |  Yoka (FRA)L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||
Jordan has qualified one judoka for the men's middleweight category (90 kg) at the Games, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. Ibrahim Khalaf earned a continental quota spot from the Asian region, as the highest-ranked Jordanian judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ibrahim Khalaf | Men's −90 kg |  Briceño (CHI)L 000–011 | Did not advance | ||||||
Jordan has received a Universality invitation fromFINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[11][12][13]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Khader Baqlah | Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:48.42 | 31 | Did not advance | |||
| Talita Baqlah | Women's 50 m freestyle | 26.48 | 51 | Did not advance | |||
Jordan entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Ahmad Abu-Ghaush secured a spot in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the2016 Asian Qualification Tournament inManila, Philippines.[14]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ahmad Abu-Ghaush | Men's −68 kg |  Zaki (EGY)W 9–1 |  Lee D-h (KOR)W 11–8 |  González (ESP)W 12–7 | Bye |  Denisenko (RUS)W 10–6 | |
Jordan has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. Lawrence Fanous was awarded a tripartite commission invitation for the men's event.[15]
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Fanous | Men's | 18:16 | 0:48 | 59:34 | 0:40 | 35:47 | 1:55.05 | 46 |
