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Egyptian wrestler (1918–1998) For other people with the same name, see Mahmoud Hassan.
Olympic medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Egypt
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1948 London Bantamweight

Mahmoud Hassan (Egyptian Arabic: محمود حسن; December 15, 1918 – November 10, 1998) was an Egyptian Greco-Roman Bantamweight wrestler. He competed for Egypt in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, earning a silver medal behind Kurt Pettersén of Sweden and Halil Kaya of Turkey. He also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Hassan was the flag bearer for Egypt in the London 1948 opening ceremony.

See also

References

  1. "وفاة محمود حسن البطل الاوليمبي للمصارعة". Al-Ahram (in Arabic). Cairo. 11 November 1998. p. 19.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mahmoud Hassan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. "Flagbearers for Egypt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

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