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| Lebanon at the 1951 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | LIB |
| NOC | Lebanese Olympic Committee |
| in Alexandria | |
| Competitors | 48 |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Mediterranean Games appearances (overview) | |
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| Lebanon at the 1951 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| IOC code | LIB |
| NOC | Lebanese Olympic Committee |
| in Alexandria | |
| Competitors | 48 |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
|
| Mediterranean Games appearances (overview) | |
| Place | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 27 | 22 | 12 | 61 |
| 2 |  France | 26 | 13 | 5 | 44 |
| 3 |  Egypt | 20 | 26 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 |  Greece | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 |
| 6 |  Yugoslavia | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 |  Spain | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 |  Lebanon | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 9 |  Syria | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Total | 92 | 90 | 86 | 268 | |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wrestling | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
 Boxing | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Shooting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOXING (– 71 Kg) | Gharib Afifi (EGY) | Joseph Habis (LIB) | Salah el Masri (SYR) |
| Boxing (– 60 Kg) | Saleh Abbas (EGY) | Franco Giannini (ITA) | Tawfiq Habashi (LIB) |
| Boxing (– 63.5 Kg) | Bruno Vesintin (ITA) | Mohyeddin Elhamaki (EGY) | Kamal Afra (LIB) |
| Boxing (– 81 Kg) | G-B Alfonsetti (ITA) | Mohammad El Minibavi (EGY) | Abdel Wahab El Halabi (LIB) |
| SHOOTING (– pistolet 50m) | Angel Leon Gozalo 536 pts (ESP) | Luis Palomo 521 pts (ESP) | Abdel Satar Traboulsi 520 pts (LIB) |
| WEIGHTLIFTING (– 75 Kg) | Khadr el Sayed el Touni 392.5 Kg (EGY) | Mustafa Laham 362.5 Kg (LIB) | Georges Firmin 362.5 Kg (FRA) |
| Weightlifting (– 56 Kg) | Kamal Mahgoub 292.5 Kg (EGY) | Marcel Thevenet 260 Kg (FRA) | Salim Moussa 247.5 Kg (LIB) |
| Weightlifting (– 82.5 Kg) | Jean Debuf 390 Kg (FRA) | Awad Khalil Arabi 380 Kg (EGY) | Mohamad Makuk 315 Kg (LIB) |
| WRESTLING (– FREE 87 Kg) | Baktas Can (TUR) | Michel Skaff (LIB) | Abdallah (EGY) |
| Wrestling (– free 62 Kg) | Bayram Sit (TUR) | Abdel Essawi (EGY) | Elie Naassan (LIB) |
| Wrestling (– free 67 Kg) | Tevfik Yuce (TUR) | Garibaldo Nizzola (ITA) | Asad Eid (LIB) |
| Wrestling (– free 79 Kg) | Ismet Atli (TUR) | Abdou Hassan (EGY) | Michel Eid (LIB) |
| WRESTLING (– GRECO-ROMAN 67 Kg) | Kamel Balbaa (EGY) | Ibrahim Damaj (LIB) | Umberto trippa (ITA) |
| Wrestling (– Greco-Roman 73 Kg) | Adel Mustapha (EGY) | Khalil Taha (LIB) | Halabi (SYR) |
| Wrestling (– Greco-Roman 57 Kg) | Ali Mahmoud Hassan (EGY) | Cocco (ITA) | Zakaria Chehab (LIB) |
| Wrestling (– Greco-Roman 62 Kg) | Randi (ITA) | Sayed Kandil (EGY) | Ibrahim Bayonne (LIB) |
| Wrestling (– Greco-Roman 79 Kg) | Cerroni (ITA) | M Hassan Musa (EGY) | Asad Eid (LIB) |
| Wrestling (– Greco-Roman 87 Kg) | Umberto Silvestri (ITA) | Ibrahim Orabi (EGY) | Michel Skaff (LIB) |
Note 1: there must be a 14th bronze according to the medal tables
Note 2: Michel skaff won the silver in the 87 free wrestling and the bronze in the 87 kg Greco-Roman
Note 3: however, Asad EID won 2 bronzes in the free wrestling 67 kg and grecoroman 79 kg ?? either there is an error, or there's 2 Asad eid.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Joseph Habis |  Boxing | 71 Kg |
| Silver | Mustapha Laham |  Weightlifting | 75 Kg |
| Silver | Michel Skaff |  Wrestling | Free 87 Kg |
| Silver | Ibrahim Damaj | Wrestling | GrecoRoman 67 Kg |
| Silver | Khalil Taha | Wrestling | GrecoRoman 73 Kg |
| Bronze | Tawfiq Habashi | Boxing | 60 Kg |
| Bronze | Kamal Afra | Boxing | 63.5 Kg |
| Bronze | Abdel Wahab El Halabi | Boxing | 81 Kg |
| Bronze | Abdel Satar Traboulsi |  Shooting | pistolet 50m |
| Bronze | Salim Moussa | Weightlifting | 56 Kg |
| Bronze | Mohamad Makuk | Weightlifting | 82.5 Kg |
| Bronze | Elie Naassan | Wrestling | free 62 Kg |
| Bronze | Asad Eid | Wrestling | free 67 Kg |
| Bronze | Michel Eid | Wrestling | free 79 Kg |
| Bronze | Zakaria Chehab | Wrestling | GrecoRoman 57 Kg |
| Bronze | Ibrahim Bayonne | Wrestling | GrecoRoman 62 Kg |
| Bronze | Asad Eid | Wrestling | GrecoRoman 79 Kg |
| Bronze | Michel Skaff | Wrestling | GrecoRoman 87 Kg |
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