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Talal Najjar
Personal information
NationalitySyrian
Born(1953-02-05)5 February 1953
Homs, Syria
Died22 February 2022(2022-02-22) (aged 69)
Homs, Syria
Weight133 kg (293 lb) Edit this at Wikidata
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Syria
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok 110 kg
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi +110 kg

Talal Najjar (Arabic: طلال نجار, 5 February 1953 – 22 February 2022)[1] was a Syrian weightlifter. He competed in the men's super heavyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. ^ دبي, جوني جبور-. "وفاة الرباع السوري طلال نجار.. "أقوى رجل في آسيا" سابقاً". www.emaratalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Talal Najjar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2020.