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Joseph Atiyeh
Lou Banach (left) and Atiyeh wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Personal information
Native nameجوزيف عطية
Nationality Syria
Born (1957-10-08) October 8, 1957 (age 66)
Amar al-Husn, Homs Governorate, Syria
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb) (1984)
Sport
Country Syria
SportWrestling
Weight class100 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubLSU Tigers
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Syria
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Heavyweight

Joseph Atiyeh (Arabic: جوزيف عطية, born October 8, 1957) is a retired Syrian wrestler and the winner of Syria's first Olympic medal.[1]

Early life

Atiyeh was born in Amar al-Husn, Homs Governorate, Syria. His parents immigrated to Allentown, Pennsylvania when he was two years old.[2]

Atiyeh wrestled at Dieruff High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Career

Atiyeh represented Syria in the 1984 Summer Olympics, where he competed in the freestyle heavyweight 100 kg competition, and won the 1984 Summer Olympic silver medal. Though Atiyeh lived most of his life in the United States, and attended Louisiana State University, where he was on the school's wrestling team, he qualified as a dual citizen and wrestled for Syria. Atiyeh made it to the Olympic finals against Lou Banach of the United States, where he lost by fall in 61 seconds. Two years earlier, in 1978, Atiyeh, then wrestling for LSU, defeated Banach 13-10 in the first round of the Midlands wrestling championship in Chicago.

Prior to reaching the 1984 Olympic finals, Atiyeh's scored Olympic wins over Vasile Pușcașu from Romania by fall in the first round. Puscassu went on to win the 1988 Summer Olympics gold medal in the heavyweight category in Seoul, South Korea. Atiyeh also beat Kartar Singh of India by fall in 33 seconds.

Personal life

Atiyeh's younger brother, Dennis Atiyeh, represented Syria in the freestyle super-heavyweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics. His nephew, Abe, is on the basketball team at Boston College.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Atiyeh Olympic Results". olympedia. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ Paul Reinhard (25 July 1984). "Joe Atiyeh will wrestle for Syria to compete at 198 pounds the road to Los Angeles". The Morning Call.
  3. ^ "Boston College Eagles men's Basketball". Retrieved 9 May 2023.

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