Lebanon at the 1955 Mediterranean Games explained

Noc:LIB
Nocname:Lebanese Olympic Committee
Year:1955
Games:Mediterranean Games
Location:Barcelona, Spain
Gold:1
Silver:1
Bronze:4
Rank:7
Appearances:
  • 1951
  • 1955
  • 1959
  • 1963
  • 1967
  • 1971
  • 1975
  • 1979
  • 1983
  • 1987
  • 1991
  • 1993
  • 1997
  • 2001
  • 2005
  • 2009
  • 2013
  • 2018

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).

Lebanese medal winners

WEIGHTLIFTING
( - 75 kg)
Weightlifting
( - 56 kg)
Weightlifting
( - 60 kg)
WRESTLING
( - Greco-Roman 57 kg)
Wrestling
( - Greco-Roman 52 kg)
Wrestling
( - Greco-Roman 62 kg)

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
75 kg
Free 57 kg
Salim Moussa 56 kg
Haroutioun Djoubanian 60 kg
Ahmad Nahle GrecoRoman 52 kg
GrecoRoman 62 kg

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