Mohamed Tarabulsi

Olympic medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Lebanon
1972 Munich Middleweight

Mohamed Kheir Tarabulsi (1950-2002) was an amateur Lebanese weightlifter (he was a firefighter). At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's Middleweight category.

Life and career

Mohamed was born in Beirut on 26 September 1950. At 18 years of age, weighting 67.10 kg, he lifted a total of 377 kg and placed 14th among 20 participants in the 67.5 kg weightlifting category at the Mexico 1968 Olympic games.[1] With 67 kg, he was too light for a height of 167 cm. Yet, in 1969, he set the junior world record of Middleweight with 140 kg, a very great lift, equal to the junior light heavyweight record.[2] In Munich 1972, now weighting 74.05Kg, he lifted 160 + 140 + 172.5 = 472.5 and the silver medal for the 75 kg weightlifting category. Still in Munich, but in an out of competition attempt to break the world in the snatch, both Aimé Terme of France and Trabulsi attempted to lift 146.5 kg to break the world record, both competitors failed the lift. Trabulsi had already broken that world record in snatch on 2 previous occasions earlier in 1972: he lifted 145.5 kg on 22 Jun 1972 in Beirut, then 146 kg on 30 Jun 1972 in Amman, Jordan. After that failed attempt to break his own record in Munich, he succeeded twice: 147.5kg on 11 Nov 1972 in Beirut and 150 kg on 25 Jan 1973 in Beirut.[3]

Always in the 75 kg category, Mohamed placed first at the 1975,1979, and 1983 Mediterranean games, as well as first place at the 1978 Asian games. In the 1982 Asian games, however, he placed second but in the 82.5Kg category. In all, he participated in 3 weightlifting world championships (Havana 1973, Moscow 1980, and Sofia 1986),[4] 3 summer Olympics (Mexico 1968, Munich 1972, and Moscow 1980),[5] 3 Mediterranean games (Algiers 1975, Split 1979, and Casablanca 1983), and 2 Asian games (Bangkok 1978, and New Delhi 1982). Mohamed Trabulsi passed away in 2002, at the early age of 52. He died from cancer.[6]

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.[7]

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)  Dušan Marković 130 Kg (YUG)
1975 games
( men jerk 75 Kg)
 Mohamed Tarabulsi 165 Kg (LIB)  Anselmo Silvino 165 Kg (ITA)  Dušan Marković 160 Kg (YUG)
1975 games
( men total 75 Kg)
 Mohamed Tarabulsi 307.5 Kg (LIB)  Anselmo Silvino 297.5 Kg (ITA)  Dušan Marković 287.5 Kg (YUG)
1979 games
( men total 75 Kg)
 Mohamed Tarabulsi 310 Kg (140+170) (LIB)  Dušan Marković 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)

Mohamed Tarabulsi at the Asian games

Medal Venue Sport Event
 Gold Bangkok 1978 Weightlifting 75 Kg
 Silver New Delhi 1982 Weightlifting 82.5 Kg
Event Gold Silver Bronze
1978 games
( 75 Kg)
 Mohamed Tarabulsi (LIB)  Tamotsu Sunami (JPN)  An Won-geun (PRK)
1982 games
( 82.5 Kg)
 Ryoji Isaoka (JPN)  Mohamed Tarabulsi (LIB)  Kim Hung-sam (PRK)

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