Mahassen Hala Fattouh
Mahassen Hala Fattouh
Personal information
Native nameمحاسن هالة مُحَمَّد فتوح
Full nameMahassen Hala Mohammed Fattouh
National team Lebanon
CitizenshipLebanese / American
Born (1989-08-27) 27 August 1989
Melbourne, Florida
Years active2005-present
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight69.6 kg (153 lb)[1]
SpouseRyan Paiva (2010-present)
Parents
  • Mohammed Fattouh (father)
  • Susan Fattouh (mother)
Websitemahassenhala.com
Sport
Country Lebanon
SportWeightlifting
Weight class64 kg / 71 kg / 76 kg
Coached byRayford Jones / Ryan Paiva[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals9th
World finals10th
Regional finals1st
Personal best(s)Snatch: 95 kg (209 lb)
Clean & Jerk: 124 kg (273 lb)
Total: 217 kg (478 lb)

Mahassen Hala Fattouh (born 27 August 1989)[3] is a Lebanese Olympic weightlifter. She represented Lebanon at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 76 kg event, finishing 9th overall.[4] She holds 9 Lebanse national records across the 64kg, 71kg, and 76kg weight classes.

In 2014, Fattouh became the first woman to represent Lebanon internationally in weightlifting, competing in the women's 63 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[5] In 2018, she earned the first women's IWF international medal for Lebanon in the women's 63 kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain. In 2019, she became the first female Arab Champion at the Arab Championship held in Amman, Jordan.[6]

Major Results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2020 (held in 2021)Japan Tokyo, Japan 76 kg889397911211812472179
Mediterranean Games
2018Spain Tarragona, Spain 63 kg898992-1161161172nd place, silver medalist(s)--
Torneo International Manuel Suarez In Memoriam
2020Cuba Havana, Cuba64 kg8992951st place, gold medalist(s)1161161172nd place, silver medalist(s)2172nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "XXXII OLYMPIC GAMES RESULTS". Iwf.net. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "NAYA | Mahassen Hala Fattouh: Lifting the weight of gender norms off her shoulders". Annahar. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Women's 76 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Bassam, Zaazzaa. "First woman weightlifter to represent Lebanon at the Olympics: 'My dream has become a reality'". Arab News. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Matthew, Kynaston. "Tokyo 2020: Mahassen Hala Fattouh, the weightlifter making Lebanese history". Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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