Zouheir Shourbagi

Zouheir Shourbagi
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Zouheir Shourbagi (Arabic: زهير الشوربجي) was the first ever representative from Syria to compete at the Olympics when he went to the 1948 Summer Olympic Games held in London. He competed at diving, where he placed tenth in the finals.[1] After the end of his competitive career, Shourbagi became the director of the Syrian Supreme Life Saving Committee in 1958, where he organized swimming and lifesaving courses for Syrian firemen, policemen, and soldiers.[2]

  1. ^ "Biography". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Syrian Supreme Life Saving Committee - History". ilsf.org. International Life Saving Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2015.