Mahmoud Hassan

محمود حسن (Known as "Hassan")

Olympic Silver Medalist in Greco-Roman Wrestling (1948), World Champion (1950)

Born Dec 15, 1919

Alexandria, Egypt

Passed Away Sep 10, 1998 Cairo, Egypt

Lifespan 78 years old

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"The mat tests not your muscles, but your will to rise each time the earth pulls you down."

Archival Overview

Olympic hero who won the silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling (bantamweight) at the 1948 London Olympic Games and was crowned World Wrestling Champion in Stockholm in 1950.

Biographical Record

A native of Alexandria, Mahmoud Hassan took up Greco-Roman wrestling at the Alexandria Athletic Club, developing lightning-fast throws and indomitable mat defense that dominated the Mediterranean region in the post-WWII era.

At the 1948 London Olympic Games, Hassan fought through six grueling bouts to capture the silver medal for Egypt. In 1950 at the World Wrestling Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, he defeated all international competitors to take the World Gold Medal, celebrated as one of Egypt's greatest wrestling legends.

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Final Resting Place

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Alexandria Athletes Cemetery
Alexandria, Egypt

                         GPS: 31.2000, 29.9167                    

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