Khaled Al-Faraj

Khaled Al-Faraj (Arabic: خالد الفرج‎; born 19 January 1970) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Syria. He represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics as a light flyweight (-48 kg), finishing 5th,[1] and then in 1992 and 1996 as a flyweight (-52 kg), finishing in 11th and 15th place, respectively.[2][3]

Khaled Al-Faraj

Personal information
Born	19 January 1970 (age 51) Saraqib, Syria
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Army Adlip
Coached by	Mahmod Alpalah
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Syria World Championships 1998 Gävle 54 kg Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima 52 kg Asian Championships 1992 Tehran 52 kg 1995 Manila 52 kg 1996 Xiaoshan 52 kg Mediterranean Games 1987 Latakia 48 kg 1991 Athens 52 kg 1993 Languedoc 52 kg 1997 Bari 54 kg Pan Arab Games 1992 Damascus 57 kg 1997 Beirut 57 kg

He is also the only Syrian to ever medal at the World Wrestling Championships, winning a bronze in 1998 in Gävle at 54 kg.[4]

References

1. "Wrestling at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
2. "Wrestling at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
3. "Wrestling at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
4. "Korean Wrestlers Strike Gold At Worlds". The Chosun Ilbo. 31 August 1998. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

External links

• Sports-Reference profile
• International Wrestling Database profile