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 Lebanese national records across the 64 kg, 71 kg, and 76 kg weight classes and has earned 14 IWF international medals.
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| Personal information | |
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| Native name | محاسن هالة مُحَمَّد فتوح |
| Full name | Mahassen Hala Mohammed Fattouh |
| National team |  Lebanon |
| Citizenship | Lebanese / American |
| Born | 27 August 1989 |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 69.6 kg (153 lb)[1] |
Spouse | Ryan Paiva (2010–present) |
| Parents |
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| Website | mahassenhala |
| Sport | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 64 kg / 71 kg / 76 kg |
| Coached by | Rayford Jones / Ryan Paiva[2] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 9th |
| World finals | 10th |
| Regional finals | 1st |
| Personal best(s) | Snatch: 96 kg (212 lb) Clean & Jerk: 124 kg (273 lb) Total: 218 kg (481 lb) |
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] In 2024, Fattouh earned the first medal ever for Lebanese women's weightlifting at an Asian Championships event by achieving bronze in the clean and jerk at the 2024 Asian Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2020 (held in 2021) |  Tokyo, Japan | 76 kg | 88 | 93 | 9 | 112 | 118 | 124 | 7 | 217 | 9 | |
| Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Tarragona, Spain | 63 kg | - | 117 |  | - | - | |||||
| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 76 kg | 92 | 96 | 5 | 112 | 122 |  | 218 | 4 | ||
| 2023 |  Jinju, South Korea | 71 kg | 86 | 90 | 94 | 10 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 10 | 209 | 10 |
| IWF International Solidarity Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Cairo, Egypt | 64 kg | 86 | 89 | 92 | | 109 | 113 | | 205 | | |
| IWF Arab Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Amman, Jordan | 71 kg | 88 | 91 |  | 113 | | 204 | | |||
| 2018 | Cairo, Egypt | 64 kg | 86 | 89 | 92 | | 109 | 113 | | 205 | | |
| Manuel Suárez Memorial International Tournament | ||||||||||||
| 2020 |  Havana, Cuba | 64 kg | 89 | 92 | 95 | | 117 | | 212 | | ||
References
edit- ↑ "XXXII OLYMPIC GAMES RESULTS". Iwf.net. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "NAYA | Mahassen Hala Fattouh: Lifting the weight of gender norms off her shoulders". Annahar. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ↑ "Women's 76 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ Bassam, Zaazzaa (28 July 2021). "First woman weightlifter to represent Lebanon at the Olympics: 'My dream has become a reality'". Arab News. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Matthew, Kynaston. "Tokyo 2020: Mahassen Hala Fattouh, the weightlifter making Lebanese history". Retrieved 28 December 2023.
External links
edit- Mahassen Fattouh at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Mahassen Fattouh at Olympedia
- Mahassen Fattouh at InterSportStats
