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Mahassen Fattouh

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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 (age 34)
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: 96 kg (212 lb)
Clean & Jerk: 124 kg (273 lb)
Total: 218 kg (481 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 Lebanese national records across the 64kg, 71kg, and 76kg weight classes and has earned 14 IWF international medals.

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

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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 kg 88 93 97 9 112 118 124 7 217 9
Mediterranean Games
2018 Spain Tarragona, Spain 63 kg 89 89 92 - 116 116 117 2nd place, silver medalist(s) - -
Asian Championships
2024 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 76 kg 92 95 96 5 112 118 122 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 218 4
2023 South Korea Jinju, South Korea 71 kg 86 90 94 10 105 110 115 10 209 10
IWF International Solidarity Championships
2018 Egypt Cairo, Egypt 64 kg 86 89 92 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 109 113 116 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 205 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
IWF Arab Championships
2019 Jordan Amman, Jordan 71 kg 88 91 92 1st place, gold medalist(s) 113 117 117 1st place, gold medalist(s) 204 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Egypt Cairo, Egypt 64 kg 86 89 92 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 109 113 116 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 205 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Manuel Suárez Memorial International Tournament
2020 Cuba Havana, Cuba 64 kg 89 92 95 1st place, gold medalist(s) 116 116 117 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 212 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  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 (28 July 2021). "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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