Syria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The country returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Men's 100 metres
Nabil Nahri
Heat — 10.67 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
Nabil Nahri
Heat — 22.14 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
Mohamed Makhlouf
Heat — 1:52.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
Mohamed Makhlouf
Heat — 4:00.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
Akel Hamdan
Heat — 31:21.9 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
Maher Hreitani
Heat — 15.45 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Amer Maaraoui
Heat — 53.26 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Abdul Karim Joumaa
Heat — 9:29.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
Ahmad Balkis
Qualification — 2.05 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
Adnan Houry
Qualification — 47.52 m (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Women's 800 metres
Hala El-Moughrabi
Heat — 2:17.6 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres
Hala El-Moughrabi
Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
Dia Toutounji
Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
Dia Toutounji
Qualifying Round — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Adel Hammoude
First Round — Lost to Dumitru Şchiopu (Romania) after knock-out in second round
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Talal Elchawa
First Round — Lost to Emmanuel Mlundwa (Tanzania) after referee stopped contest in second round
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Fayez Zaghloul
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Souneat Ouphaphone (Laos) on points (5-0)
Third Round — Lost to Michael Anthony (Guyana) on points (2-3)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Nidal Haddad
First Round — Lost to Carlos González (Mexico) on points (0-5)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Farez Halabi
First Round — Defeated Kampanath (Laos) on points (3-2)
Second Round — Lost to Patrizio Oliva (Italy) after referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Imad Idriss
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Lost to Leonidas Njunwa (Tanzania) after being disqualified in third round
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Naasan Ajjoub
First Round — Lost to Petr Stoimenov (Bulgaria) after referee stopped contest in second round