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Mahmoud Tarha

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Mahmoud Tarha
Personal information
NationalityLebanese
Born (1962-04-01) 1 April 1962 (age 62)
Sport
SportWeightlifting

Mahmoud Tarha (born 1 April 1962) is a Lebanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Tarha initially placed fourth in his event, but was later disqualified after testing positive for steroids and was suspended from international competition for life.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mahmoud Tarha Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. ^ "On a day that saw two weightlifters ousted for..." United Press International. 4 August 1984.
  3. ^ "Drug system snares two weightlifters". Courier-Post. Associated Press. 5 August 1984. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon