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Native name | جوزيف عطية | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Syria | ||||||||||||||
Born | Amar al-Husn, Homs Governorate, Syria | October 8, 1957||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) (1984) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Syria | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Weight class | 100 kg | ||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Club | LSU Tigers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joseph Atiyeh (Arabic: جوزيف عطية, born October 8, 1957) is a retired Syrian wrestler and the winner of Syria's first Olympic medal.[1]