Jordan at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Jordan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Jordan at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeJOR
NOCJordan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.jo (in English and Arabic)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors8 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Hussein Ishaish
Medals
Ranked 54th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Jordan 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 to Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004, respectively, but had the highest percentage of men in its Olympic history since 1984. Among the sports represented by the athletes, Jordan made its Olympic debut in triathlon.

The Jordanian team featured two returning athletes from London 2012: Methkal Abu Drais in men's marathon, and Talita Baqlah, who became the first swimmer to attend two Olympic Games, along with her younger brother Khader. Meanwhile, super heavyweight boxer Hussein Ishaish was chosen by the committee to carry the Jordanian flag in the opening ceremony.

Jordan left Rio de Janeiro with its first ever Olympic gold medal, and the first medal of any color since the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. It was won by taekwondo fighter Ahmad Abu-Ghaush in the men's featherweight category.

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