Olympic medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Lebanon
Bronze medal – third place1952 HelsinkiWelterweight

Khalil Taha (13 July 1932 27 July 2020) was a Lebanese wrestler.[1] He was born in Beirut.

At the 1951 Mediterranean Games in Alexandria Egypt, Taha won the silver medal in the 73 kg Greco-Roman wrestling.[2]

At the 1952 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman Welterweight category.[3]

He died in Venice, U.S., on 27 July 2020, aged 88.

References

  1. "Khalil Taha". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2012-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Hodge, Kerslake, Rice Victors In National A.A.U. Wrestling". The New York Times. 30 March 1956. Retrieved 7 July 2010.


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