Description: Official website for Lebanese Olympian Mahassen Hala Fattouh.
Bio Family Mahassen Hala Mohammed Fattouh was born in Florida, USA to parents Susan Green and Mohammed Zakariah Fattouh. Hala is very proud of her family's diversity, originating from every part of Lebanon along with extended family in the diaspora all over the world. Her father was born in his family's home in Beirut near what is now Ain El Tineh, and her aunt and cousins live in Verdun in Beirut. Her older sister Soumiah has a son named Roland who loves going to the beach, picking blueberries, and playing
Hala currently lives and trains in South Carolina with Ray Jones, personal coach of world champion and international record holder CJ Cummings. Ray's coaching focus is on injury prevention, staying healthy, and adapting programming to make the most of every practice. Hala is committed to competing clean and advocates strongly for drug-free training.
Hala's first major international competition was the IWF World Championship held in Kazakhstan in 2014. This was her first time competing with elite level lifters, traveling to East Asia, and broke ground as the first time any Lebanese woman competed internationally in weightlifting. In 2015, Hala earned the first Olympic qualification points at the IWF World Championship held in Houston, USA and in 2017, a top 10 finish at the IWF World Championships in Anaheim, USA.