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 the nation's tenth time in a row to take part in the Summer Olympics.

The Jordan Olympic Committee chose a team of eight athletes, seven men and one woman, to compete in six different sports. This team was similar to the ones from Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004, but it had more men than any Jordanian team since a long time ago. 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 had the honor of carrying the Jordanian flag during the opening ceremony.

Jordan went home from 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 met the qualifying standards for some running and road events at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Up to three athletes could compete 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 took part in judo for the first time at the 2016 Summer Olympics. One athlete, Ibrahim Khalaf, competed in the men's middleweight category. He earned his spot by being one of the highest-ranked athletes from Asia who did not directly qualify.

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 took part in this sport. The athlete, Lawrence Fanous, received an invitation to compete in the men's event.