FATTOUH Mahassen Hala

Date of Birth: 27 Aug 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : YEMASSEE, SC

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Weightlifting	Women's 76kg	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Women's 76kg Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	63kg - Total	63kg - Snatch	63kg - C&J	64kg - Total	64kg - Snatch	64kg - C&J
2019	Pattaya, THA	-	-	-	17th (209)	27th (88)	12th (121)
2018	Ashgabat, TKM	-	-	-	24th (203)	32nd (89)	22nd (114)
2017	Anaheim, CA, USA	10th (204)	9th (91)	11th (113)	-	-	-
2015	Houston, TX, USA	21st (202)	18th (92)	25th (110)	-	-	-
2014	Almaty, KAZ	28th (191)	32nd (85)	26th (106)	-	-	-

Asian Championships

Year	Location	64kg - Total	64kg - Snatch	64kg - C&J	76kg - Total	76kg - Snatch	76kg - C&J
2020	Tashkent, UZB	-	-	-	7th (205)	7th (90)	7th (115)
2019	Ningbo, CHN	9th (209)	14th (89)	5th (120)	-	-	-

Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified

Yoga and crafting. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Husband Ryan Paiva

Languages spoken:

Arabic, English

Team Beaufort [Team Divergent] [Beaufort, SC, USA]

Ray Jones [personal], from 2016; Ryan Paiva [personal], from 2010

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Ryan Paiva competed in weightlifting at junior level for the United States of America from 2005 to 2007. (mahassenhala.com, 27 Jun 2018; Twitter profile, 11 Nov 2017; ryan.paivo.io, 13 Nov 2015)

She missed the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after suffering a recurrence of a back injury one month before the Games. The initial injury had happened three months before the Games. (beaufortlifestyle.com, 01 Sep 2019)

She began weightlifting in 2004 at high school near Daytona Beach in Port Orange, FL, United States of America. (thestate.com, 18 Jul 2021; teamusa.org, 18 Apr 2010)

She took up the sport at the suggestion of her teacher Thomas Bennett, who was a weightlifting coach at her high school. "One day my coach taught me how to snatch and I have loved the sport ever since." (mahassenhala.com, 27 Jun 2018)

To become the first female weightlifter to represent Lebanon at the Olympic Games at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 19 Jul 2021; popsugar.com, 06 Apr 2021; mahassenhala.com, 27 Jun 2018)

She trains five to six days a week, including two hours of weightlifting per day and an hour per day for other workouts. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2021)

Competing at the 2014 World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (SportsDeskOnline, 19 Jul 2021; Athlete, 17 Jul 2021)

Egyptian weightlifter Sara Ahmed. (beaufortlifestyle.com, 01 Sep 2019)

Her husband Ryan Paiva. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Do what you love. Have fun and make sure you surround yourself with people who support your goals and respect and value you in and out of your sport." (arabnews.com, 11 Jun 2021)

General Interest

General
REPRESENTING LEBANON
She was born in the United States of America but committed to competing for Lebanon in 2014. Her father Mohammed Zakariah Fattouh was born in Lebanon but left the country during the nation's civil war. She has an aunt and several cousins living in Lebanon and sees them when she visits the country. "When I graduated from school, I made the decision and personal commitment to represent Lebanon for the rest of my life as an athlete and as a proud Lebanese woman. It has been a fun process to travel around the world and represent the colours of Lebanon." (thestate.com, 18 Jul 2021; barbend.com, 04 May 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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