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Representing  Egypt
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1948 London | Bantamweight |
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]
Hassan was the flag bearer for Egypt in the London 1948 opening ceremony.[3]
- ^ "وفاة محمود حسن البطل الاوليمبي للمصارعة". Al-Ahram (in Arabic). Cairo. 11 November 1998. p. 19.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Flagbearers for Egypt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.