Mohamed Tarabulsi

Olympic medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Competitor for  Lebanon
1972 Munich Middleweight

Mohamed Kheir Tarabulsi (born 26 September 1950 in Beirut) is a retired Lebanese weightlifter. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's Middleweight category.

Mohamed Tarabulsi at the Munich 1972 summer Olympic games

Rank Name Nationality Body weight Military press (kg) Snatch (kg) Jerk (kg) Total (kg)
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
1st Yordan Bikov Bulgaria 74.50 150.0 155.0 160.0 160.0 135.0 140.0 142.5 140.0 177.5 185.0 185.0 485.0 WR
2nd Mohamed Tarabulsi Lebanon 74.05 150.0 155.0 160.0 160.0 140.0 145.0 145.0 140.0 167.5 167.5 172.5 172.5 472.5
3rd Anselmo Silvino Italy 74.85 150.0 155.0 160.0 155.0 135.0 135.0 140.0 140.0 175.0 180.0 180.0 175.0 470.0

Always in Munich, but in an out of competition attempt to break the world record in the snatch, Mohamed attempted to lift 146.5 kg but failed the lift.[1]

Mohamed Tarabulsi at the Mediterranean games

Medal Venue Sport Event
 Gold Algiers 1975 Weightlifting 75 Kg snatch
 Gold Algiers 1975 Weightlifting 75 Kg jerk
 Gold Algiers 1975 Weightlifting 75 Kg total
 Gold Split 1979 Weightlifting 75 Kg
 Gold Casablanca 1983 Weightlifting 75 Kg
Event Gold Silver Bronze
1975 games
( men snatch 75 Kg)
 Mohamed Tarabulsi 142.5 Kg (LIB)  Anselmo Silvino 132.5 Kg (ITA)  Dusan Mirkovic 130 Kg (YUG)
1975 games
( men jerk 75 Kg)
 Mohamed Tarabulsi 165 Kg (LIB)  Anselmo Silvino 165 Kg (ITA)  Dusan Mirkovic 160 Kg (YUG)
1975 games
( men total 75 Kg)
 Mohamed Tarabulsi 307.5 Kg (LIB)  Anselmo Silvino 297.5 Kg (ITA)  Dusan Mirkovic 287.5 Kg (YUG)
1979 games
( men total 75 Kg)
 Mohamed Tarabulsi 310 Kg (140+170) (LIB)  Dusan Mirkovic 295 kg (127,5+167,5) (YUG)  Harun Akkaya 292,5 kg (125+167,5) (TUR)
1983 games
( men total 75 Kg)
 Mohamed Tarabulsi 315 kg (145+170) (LIB)  Harun Akkaya 312,5 kg (137,5+175) (TUR)  Carmelo Raresi 310 kg (135+175) (ITA)

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