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Native name | أحمد صابر حمشو | ||||||||||||||
Full name | Ahmad Saber Hamcho | ||||||||||||||
Born | Damascus, Syria [1] | 25 November 1992||||||||||||||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Horse riding | ||||||||||||||
Event | Show jumping | ||||||||||||||
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Ahmad Saber Hamcho ( Arabic: أحمد صابر حمشو; born 25 November 1992) is a Syrian equestrian who competed in individual jumping at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1] He was the first Syrian to participate in Olympic equestrian events. In December 2019, he qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [2] He won two gold medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. [3] His younger brother, Amre, became the second Syrian equestrian to qualify to the Olympics, competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics. [4]
Hamcho declared his strong support for Bashar al-Assad during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [5]
He is the son of Mohammad Hamcho, who was sanctioned by the European Union and the United States in 2011. [6] His mother, Rania Raslan Al-Dabbas, along with him and his two brothers, Amre and Ali, were listed as sanctioned individuals under the Caesar Act. [7]
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