Khalil Taha (13 July 1932 – 27 July 2020) was a Lebanese

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

. He was born in

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

. At the

1951 Mediterranean Games The 1951 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the I Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Alexandria 1951, were the 1st Mediterranean Games. The Games were held for 15 days from 5 to 20 October 1951 in Alexandria, Egypt, where 734 athlet ...

in Alexandria Egypt, Taha won the silver medal in the 73 kg Greco-Roman wrestling. At the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

, he won the bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman Welterweight category. He died in

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

, U.S., on 27 July 2020, aged 88.

References

External links

Athlete profile at sports-reference.com
1932 births Lebanese male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Lebanon Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Lebanon 2020 deaths Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Egypt Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1951 Mediterranean Games {{lebanon-Olympic-medalist-stub