Mahmoud Hassan (wrestler)

For other people with the same name, see Mahmoud Hassan.

Mahmoud Hassan (Egyptian Arabic: محمود حسن; December 15, 1918 – November 10, 1998)^[1] was an Egyptian Greco-Roman Bantamweight wrestler. He competed for Egypt in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, earning a silver medal behind Kurt Pettersén of Sweden and Halil Kaya of Turkey. He also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Olympic medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Egypt
Olympic Games
	1948 London	Bantamweight

Hassan was the flag bearer for Egypt in the London 1948 opening ceremony.^[3]

See also

• List of Egyptians

References

1. "وفاة محمود حسن البطل الاوليمبي للمصارعة". Al-Ahram (in Arabic). Cairo. 11 November 1998. p. 19.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mahmoud Hassan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
3. "Flagbearers for Egypt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

External links

• Mahmoud Hassan at the International Wrestling Database
• Mahmoud Hassan at Olympedia
• Mahmoud Hassan's profile at Sports Reference.com
• Mahmoud Hassan's profile at the Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sport (in Arabic)
• "Olympic Medal Winners Archives". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
• "Stats Egypt". ABC.