Jordan at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Jordan at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	JOR
NOC	Jordan Olympic Committee
Website	www.joc.jo (in English and Arabic)
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors	14 in 8 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Julyana Al-Sadeq Zeyad Ishaish
Flag bearer (closing)	Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa
Medals Ranked 74th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Jordan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's 11th consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Saleh El-Sharabaty	Taekwondo	Men's 80 kg	26 July
Bronze	Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa	Karate	Men's 67 kg	5 August

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of Jordanian competitors in the Games.

Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	0	1	1
Boxing	5	0	5
Equestrian	1	0	1
Judo	1	0	1
Karate	1	0	1
Shooting	0	1	1
Taekwondo	1	1	2
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	10	4	14

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Jordan received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Aliya Boshnak	Women's 400 m	DSQ	-	Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Jordan entered five male boxers into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympians Obada Al-Kasbeh (men's lightweight), Hussein Ishaish (men's super heavyweight) and his brother Zeyad (men's welterweight), along with two other rookies (Al-Wadi and Al-Hindawi), secured the spots on the Jordanian squad by advancing to the semifinal match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mohammad Al-Wadi	Men's featherweight	Ávila (COL) L 0–5	Did not advance
Obada Al-Kasbeh	Men's lightweight	Asanau (BLR) L 0–5	Did not advance
Zeyad Ishaish	Men's welterweight	Bye	Clair (MRI) L 2–3	Did not advance
Odai Al-Hindawi	Men's light heavyweight	Plantić (CRO) L 2–3	Did not advance
Hussein Ishaish	Men's heavyweight	Bye	Castillo (ECU) W 4–0	Teixeira (BRA) L 1–4	Did not advance

Equestrian

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Jordan entered one jumping rider into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group F (Africa and Middle East), marking the country's recurrence to the sport after an eight-year absence.

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification		Final		Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Ibrahim Bisharat	Blushing	Individual	Retired		Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Jordan entered one male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Younis Eyal Slman	Men's −73 kg	Bilal Çiloğlu (TUR) L 00–10	Did not advance

Karate

Main articles: Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Jordan entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa qualified directly for the men's kumite 67 kg category by finishing second in the final pool round at the 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.

Athlete	Event	Group stage					Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa	Men's –67 kg	Kalvis Kalniņš (LAT) W 8–3	Steven Da Costa (FRA) W 7–4	Hamoon Derafshipour (EOR) W 3–0	Andrés Madera (VEN) W 4–1	1 Q	Şamdan (TUR) L 0–2	Did not advance

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Jordan granted an invitation from ISSF to send Asma Abu Rabee in the women's 10M Air Pistol to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time since Sydney 2000.

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Asma Abu Rabee	10 m air pistol	559	44	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Jordan received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Amro Al-Wir	Men's 100 m breaststroke	1:02.17	41	Did not advance
	Men's 200 m breaststroke	2:12.61	26	Did not advance
Talita Baqlah	Women's 50 m freestyle	26.49	=45	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Jordan entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Saleh El-Sharabaty (men's 80 kg) and reigning Asian Games champion Julyana Al-Sadeq (women's 67 kg) secured the spots on the Jordanian taekwondo squad with a top two finish each in their respective weight classes at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Saleh El-Sharabaty	Men's −80 kg	Richard Ordemann (NOR) W 5–4	Achraf Mahboubi (MAR) W 17–15	Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) W 13–11	Bye	Maksim Khramtsov (ROC) L 9–20
Julyana Al-Sadeq	Women's −67 kg	Milena Titoneli (BRA) L 9–9SUP	Did not advance