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Zouheir Al-Balah

Syrian wrestler

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 26, 2026
Entity authorityQ10861369 ↗
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Zouheir Al-Balah (Arabic: زهير البلح; born 1 July 1967) is a Syrian wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 74 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics, and lost both of his matches.

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The public source identifies “Zouheir Al-Balah” as syrian wrestler. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Zouheir, Al-Balah and Syrian.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1967, 1988—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1967-07-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Zouheir, Al-Balah and Syrian providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Zouheir Al-Balah” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.