Man Asaad

Man Asaad (معن أسعد /, ; born 20 November 1993) is a Syrian heavyweight weightlifter who competes in the +109 kg category. He won the bronze medal in the men's +109kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He also won bronze medal in the men's +109kg Clean&Jerk event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Career
He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Syria at the 2016 Olympics and was placed 15th in +105kg event. He was placed fifth at the 2018 Asian Games.

On 11 April 2010, he was given a two-year ban by the International Weightlifting Federation after he tested positive for the banned substance metandienone.

He qualified to represent Syria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's +109 kg event with a total of 424 kg and claimed bronze medal in the event. It was also Syria's first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

He won two medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. He won the silver medal in the men's +102 kg Snatch event and the gold medal in the men's +102 kg Clean & Jerk event. In February 2024 he successfully earned his first Asian title, winning the +109 kg event at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, matching his PR total of 444 kg.