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Joseph Atiyeh (Arabic: جوزيف عطية, born October 8, 1957) is a retired Syrian wrestler and the winner of Syria's first Olympic medal.[1]
 Lou Banach (left) and Atiyeh at 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, August 14, 1984 | |||||||||||
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| Native name | جوزيف عطية | ||||||||||
| Nationality |  Syria | ||||||||||
| Born | October 8, 1957 Amar al-Husn, Homs Governorate, Syria | ||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) (1984) | ||||||||||
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| Country | Syria | ||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Weight class | 100 kg | ||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||
| Club | LSU Tigers | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Atiyeh was born in Amar al-Husn, Homs Governorate, Syria. His parents immigrated to Allentown, Pennsylvania when he was two years old.[2]
Career
Atiyeh wrestled at Dieruff High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
In the 1984 Summer Olympics, he represented his country in the freestyle heavyweight 100 kg competition, and won a silver medal. Though Atiyeh lived most of his life in the United States, and studied at Louisiana State University, where he was on the school's wrestling team, he qualified as a dual citizen and wrestled for Syria.
Atiyeh made it to the finals against Lou Banach of the United States and lost by fall in 61 seconds. Atiyeh had wrestled Banach in 1978 at the Midlands wrestling championship in Chicago. Atiyeh wrestled for Louisiana State University and won 13-10 in his first round of the championship against Banach.
At the 1984 Olympics, Atiyeh's victories included a win over Vasile Pușcașu from Romania by fall in the first round. Puscassu went on to win the 1988 Olympic gold medal in the heavyweight category in Seoul, Korea. Atiyeh also beat Kartar Singh of India by fall in 33 seconds.
Personal life
Atiyeh's younger brother, Dennis Atiyeh, represented Syria in the freestyle super-heavyweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
References
- "Joseph Atiyeh Olympic Results". olympedia. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- Paul Reinhard (25 July 1984). "Joe Atiyeh will wrestle for Syria to compete at 198 pounds the road to Los Angeles". The Morning Call.
External links
- Joseph Atiyeh at International Wrestling Database
- Joseph Atiyeh at Olympedia
На других языках
- [en] Joseph Atiyeh
[fr] Joseph Atiyeh
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