Hassan Ali Bechara (March 17, 1945 – July 24, 2017) 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 spor ...

. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, at the age of 35, he won the bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight category. 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 ...

References

Hassan Bechara's profile at Sports Reference.com

Hassan Bechara's obituary
1945 births 2017 deaths Sportspeople from Beirut Lebanese male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Lebanon Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Lebanon Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{lebanon-Olympic-medalist-stub