Mahassen Fattouh

Mahassen Hala Fattouh (born 27 August 1989) is a Lebanese Olympic weightlifter. She represented Lebanon at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 76 kg event, finishing 9th overall. She holds 9 Lebanese national records across the 64 kg, 71 kg, and 76 kg weight classes and has earned 14 IWF international medals.

In 2014, Fattouh became the first woman to represent Lebanon internationally in weightlifting, competing in the women's 63 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In 2018, she earned the first women's IWF international medal for Lebanon in the women's 63 kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain. In 2019, she became the first female Arab Champion at the Arab Championship held in Amman, Jordan. In 2024, Fattouh earned the first medal ever for Lebanese women's weightlifting at an Asian Championships event by achieving bronze in the clean and jerk at the 2024 Asian Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Olympic Games 2020 (held in 2021) Tokyo, Japan 76 kg 88 93 97 9 112 118 124 7 217 9 Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona, Spain 63 kg 89 89 92 - 116 116 117 - - Asian Championships 2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 76 kg 92 95 96 5 112 118 122 218 4 2023 Jinju, South Korea 71 kg 86 90 94 10 105 110 115 10 209 10 IWF International Solidarity Championships 2018 Cairo, Egypt 64 kg 86 89 92 109 113 116 205 IWF Arab Championships 2019 Amman, Jordan 71 kg 88 91 92 113 117 117 204 2018 Cairo, Egypt 64 kg 86 89 92 109 113 116 205 Manuel Suárez Memorial International Tournament 2020 Havana, Cuba 64 kg 89 92 95 116 116 117 212