Lebanon at the 1955 Mediterranean Games

34 male athletes (48 in 1951) represented Lebanon at the second Mediterranean games, held in Barcelona-Spain from July 16 to 25, 1955. In these games, Lebanon got his first gold medal thanks to Moustafa Laham, although the total medal count decreased from 19 to 6.

Lifting 380 kg, Moustafa Laham improved on his 362.5 kg silver performance of 1951. Salim Moussa's 262.5 kg lift, although better than his 247.5 kg in 1951, only got him a second bronze. In wrestling, Zakaria Chehab got a silver medal after a bronze in 1951, while Elie Naasan got a second bronze.

No boxing or shooting medals were won by Lebanon this time (5 in 1951), and no free wrestling competitions were held at these games (4 medals for Lebanon in 1951).

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 France 39293199
2 Italy 32272281
3 Spain 12151845
4 Egypt 9201746
5 Turkey 83314
6 Greece 17816
7 Lebanon 1146
8 Syria 0011
Total 102 102 104 308

Lebanese medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Athletes sports events
Weightlifting 1 2 3
Wrestling 1 2 3
Total 1 1 4 6 7/10 34/1135 20 102

Lebanese medal winners

Event Gold Silver Bronze
WEIGHTLIFTING
( 75 kg)
 Moustafa Laham 380 Kg (LIB)  Ismail Ragab 372.5 Kg (EGY)  Ermanno Pignatti 355 Kg (ITA)
Weightlifting
( 56 kg)
 Kamal Mahgoub 297.5 Kg (EGY)  Marc Marcombe 280 Kg (FRA)  Salim Moussa 262.5 Kg (LIB)
Weightlifting
( 60 kg)
 Sebastiano Mannironi 330 Kg (FRA)  Ali Mahgoub 317.5 Kg (EGY)  Haroutioun Djoubanian 302.5 Kg (LIB)
WRESTLING
( Greco-Roman 57 kg)
 Mustafa Dagistanli (TUR)  Zakaria Chehab (LIB)  Ibrahim Ahmed Abdel Latif (EGY)
Wrestling
( Greco-Roman 52 kg)
 Ahmet Bilek (TUR)  Sayed Osman (EGY)  Ahmad Nahle (LIB)
Wrestling
( Greco-Roman 62 kg)
 Riza Dogan (TUR)  Umberto Trippa (ITA)  Elie Naasan (LIB)

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Mustapha Laham Weightlifting 75 kg
 Silver Zakaria Chehab Wrestling Free 57 kg
 Bronze Salim Moussa Weightlifting 56 kg
 Bronze Haroutioun Djoubanian Weightlifting 60 kg
 Bronze Ahmad Nahle Wrestling GrecoRoman 52 kg
 Bronze Elie Naasan Wrestling GrecoRoman 62 kg

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