Mahassen Fattouh

Mahassen Hala Fattouh
Personal information
Native name	محاسن هالة مُحَمَّد فتوح
Full name	Mahassen Hala Mohammed Fattouh
National team	Lebanon
Citizenship	Lebanese / American
Born	27 August 1989 (age 34); Melbourne, Florida
Years active	2005-present
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	68.6 kg (151 lb)
Spouse	Ryan Paiva (2010-present)
Parents	Mohammed Fattouh (father); Susan Fattouh (mother);
Website	mahassenhala.com
Sport
Country	Lebanon
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	64 kg / 71 kg / 76 kg
Coached by	Rayford Jones / Ryan Paiva
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	9th
World finals	10th
Regional finals	1st
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)^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Major Results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
Year	Venue	Weight	1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank	Total	Rank
Olympic Games
2020 (held in 2021)	Tokyo, Japan	76 kg	88	93	97	9	112	118	124	7	217	9

References

^ "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. "First woman weightlifter to represent Lebanon at the Olympics: 'My dream has become a reality'". https://www.abouther.com/node/40806/people/leading-ladies/when-olympic-dream-becomes-reality-mahassen-hala-fattouh. Arab News. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ Matthew, Kynaston. "Tokyo 2020: Mahassen Hala Fattouh, the weightlifter making Lebanese history". https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2021/07/22/tokyo-2020-mahassen-hala-fattouh-the-weightlifter-making-lebanese-history/. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

External links

Mahassen Fattouh at the International Weightlifting Federation
Mahassen Fattouh at Olympedia

[Annahar_Bio-1] "NAYA | Mahassen Hala Fattouh: Lifting the weight of gender norms off her shoulders". Annahar. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[weightlifting_entry_list_mediterranean_games_2022-2] "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

[women_76_kg_results_weightlifting_summer_olympics_2020-3] "Women's 76 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[4] Bassam, Zaazzaa. "First woman weightlifter to represent Lebanon at the Olympics: 'My dream has become a reality'". https://www.abouther.com/node/40806/people/leading-ladies/when-olympic-dream-becomes-reality-mahassen-hala-fattouh. Arab News. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

[5] Matthew, Kynaston. "Tokyo 2020: Mahassen Hala Fattouh, the weightlifter making Lebanese history". https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2021/07/22/tokyo-2020-mahassen-hala-fattouh-the-weightlifter-making-lebanese-history/. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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