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 Jordan's tenth time in a row at the Summer Olympics.

The Jordan Olympic Committee chose a team of eight athletes, seven men and one woman, to compete in six sports. This team was similar to the ones from Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004, but it had more men than any Jordanian team for a long time. For the first time, Jordan had a competitor in triathlon.

Two athletes from Jordan had also been in the London 2012 Olympics: Methkal Abu Drais in men's marathon, and swimmer Talita Baqlah, who was the first swimmer from Jordan to go to two Olympic Games. She was there with her younger brother Khader. The super heavyweight boxer Hussein Ishaish carried the Jordanian flag during the opening ceremony.

Jordan left Rio de Janeiro with its very first Olympic gold medal, which was also its first medal of any kind. The gold medal was won by taekwondo fighter Ahmad Abu-Ghaush in the men's featherweight category.

Medallists

Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2016 Summer Olympics medal winners

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Jordanian athletes qualified for some running and road events at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Up to three athletes could take part in each event.

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Jordan sent two boxers to the Olympic games. Hussein Ishaish earned his place by winning a box-off at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Qian'an, China. Obada Al-Kasbeh was invited by the Tripartite Commission to compete in the men's light welterweight division.

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Jordan joined judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the first time. One athlete, Ibrahim Khalaf, competed in the men's middleweight group. He got his place because he was one of the top athletes from Asia who did not qualify in another way.

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Jordan was invited to let two swimmers, one boy and one girl, compete in the Olympics. This invitation came from FINA, the group that organizes swimming events.

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Jordan had one athlete in the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Ahmad Abu-Ghaush earned his place in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) by finishing in the top two at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament in Manila, Philippines.

Triathlon

Main articles: Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Jordan sent one athlete to the triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics. This was the first time Jordan joined this sport. The athlete, Lawrence Fanous, was invited to compete in the men's event.