Joseph Haydar

Joseph Haydar
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born(1938-11-18)18 November 1938
Lebanon
Died8 October 2024(2024-10-08) (aged 85)
Sport
SportWeightlifting

Joseph Haydar (18 November 1938 – 8 October 2024) was an Australian weightlifter. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Haydar was born in Lebanon on 18 November 1938. After his weightlifting career he settled in Bunbury, Western Australia, where he established a pizzeria, Joe's Pizza. In 1979 he opened one of Bunbury's first high-rise buildings, Haydar House.[2]

Haydar died on 8 October 2024, at the age of 85.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Haydar Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Lane, Oliver; Lilley, Amber (9 October 2024). "Vale Joe Haydar: Bunbury pizza king and Olympic weightlifter". South Western Times. Retrieved 9 October 2024.


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