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Iranian Results In Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Wrestlers from the Iran have taken part in most of the major men's freestyle wrestling competitions over the years, in particular the Summer Olympic Games, Olympic Games and World Wrestling Championships. Iran first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent wrestlers to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for 1980 and 1984 due to boycotts. Iran also did not send wrestlers to the World Championships in 1979 World Wrestling Championships, 1979, 1983 World Wrestling Championships, 1983, 1986 World Wrestling Championships, 1986, and 1987 World Wrestling Championships, 1987. 1948–1961 1962–1968 1969–1996 1997–2001 2002–2013 2014–2017 * 61 kg and 70 kg were non-Olympic weights and were therefore wrestled at the 2016 World Wrestling Championships. 2018– See also *List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling *List of Cadet, Junior, and Espoir World Champions in men's freestyle wrestling *List of Iran nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling is conducted under different rules and is termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling. American collegiate women's wrestling is conducted under freestyle rules. Freestyle wrestling, like collegiate wrestling, has its greatest origins in catch-as-catch-can wrestling. In both styles the ultimate goal is to throw and pin the opponent to the mat, which results in an immediate win. Unlike Greco-Roman, freestyle and collegiate wrestling allow the use of the wrestler's or the opponent's legs in offense and defense. Freestyle wrestling brings together traditional wrestling, judo, and sambo techniques. According to wrestling's world governing body, United World Wrestling (UWW), freestyle wrestling is one of the six main forms of amateur competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehdi Yaghoubi
Mohammad Mahdi Yaghoubi ( fa, محمدمهدی یعقوبی; 2 April 1930 – 25 September 2021) was an Iranian bantamweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1956. He also won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Wrestling Championships The 1951 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Helsinki, Finland. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle ReferencesFILA Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1951 Fila Wrestling World Championships World Wrestling Champi ... and placed fifth in 1954. Yaghoubi had four brothers and four sisters. He quit school at the age of 15 to make free time for work and sport. References External links * 1930 births 2021 deaths Olympic wrestlers of Iran Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Iranian male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Iran Olympic medalists in wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabi Sorouri
Nabiollah "Nabi" Sorouri (1933–2002) was an Iranian welterweight freestyle wrestler. He was a member of the national team between 1953 and 1960. He won gold medal at the world championships in 1957 and placed fourth at the 1956 Summer Olympics. At the 1965 FILA Wrestling World Championships The following is the final results of the 1965 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Manchester, Great Britain and Greco-Roman competition were held in Tampere, Finland. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Me ... Sorouri was the head coach of Iran national wrestling team. hamshahrionline.ir (July 21, 2012) References 1933 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emam-Ali Habibi
Emam-Ali Habibi Goudarzi ( fa, امامعلی حبیبی گودرزی, born 27 May 1931) is a retired Iranian freestyle wrestler. He won gold medals at the 1958 Asian Games; 1959, 1961 and 1962 world championships; and 1956 Olympics, placing fourth in 1960. In 2007 he was inducted into the FILA Fila Holdings Corp. is a sportswear brand of shoes and apparel. The company was founded by Ettore and Giansevero Fila in 1911 in Coggiola, near Biella, Piedmont, Italy. In 2003, it was sold to United States-based Sports Brand International. Sub ... Hall of Fame. Habibi was the fourth and the last son in a large family. He lost his father at the age of 12. References External links * External links 1931 births Living people Olympic wrestlers of Iran Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Iranian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Iran Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Ali Khojastehpour
Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour Birang ( fa, محمدعلی خجستهپور بیرنگ; 1 July 1931 – 2007) was an Iranian flyweight freestyle wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Olympics and placed fourth at the 1959 World Championships. Khojastehpour was born in a family of eight siblings and took up wrestling aged 14. After retiring from competitions he worked as a national wrestling coach. He died from a heart-related disease. References External links * 1931 births 2007 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Iran Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Iranian male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Iran Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sport wrestlers from Tehran {{Iran-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling. Medal table Medal summary Greco-Roman Freestyle Participating nations A total of 173 wrestlers from 30 nations competed at the Melbourne Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External linksOfficial Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1956 Summer Olympics 1956 Summer Olympics events 1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ... 1956 in sport wrestling International wrestling competitions hosted by Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Ali Fardin
Mohammad-Ali Fardin ( fa, محمدعلی فردین, 4 February 1931 – 6 April 2000) was a prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler. Biography Early life Fardin was born and raised in a poor area in southern Tehran. He was the eldest of three children. After graduating from high school, Fardin joined the Air Force and became a freestyle wrestler in his twenties; he won a silver medal at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships and placed fourth in 1957. Acting Fardin was a popular lead actor in Iranian cinema, and was known by the title, ''King of Hearts'', after his lead role in an Iranian film of the same title (''Soltane Ghalbha''). He rose to fame in the 1960s. For the average Iranian, he was a heroic figure who served as an alternative to non Iranian movie stars. He was stereotypically cast as the poor tough guy with the heart of gold who got the girl at the end. His films include, ''Behesht Door Nist'', ''Ghazal'', and ''Ganje Qarun''. After the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 World Wrestling Championships
The 1954 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tokyo, Japan. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle ReferencesFILA Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1954 Fila Wrestling World Championships World Wrestling Championships International wrestling competitions hosted by Japan FILA Fila Holdings Corp. is a sportswear brand of shoes and apparel. The company was founded by Ettore and Giansevero Fila in 1911 in Coggiola, near Biella, Piedmont, Italy. In 2003, it was sold to United States-based Sports Brand International. Sub ... World Championships World Wrestling Championships World Wrestling Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tofigh Jahanbakht
Tofigh Jahanbakht ( fa, توفیق جهانبخت, 9 February 1931 – 28 April 1970) was an Iranian freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships The 1954 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tokyo, Japan. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle ReferencesFILA Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1954 Fila Wrestling World Championships World Wrestling Championsh ..., which was Iran's first gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships, and also a bronze medal at the 1952 Olympics. Tofigh had a hereditary liver illness, which resulted in the death of his mother and brother. He died of the same illness in London, aged 39. References 1931 births 1970 deaths People from Sarab, East Azerbaijan Olympic wrestlers for Iran Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Iranian male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for Iran Olympic medalists in wrestling Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasser Givehchi
Nasser Givehchi ( fa, ناصر گیوه چی, 12 November 1932 – 15 May 2017) was an Iranian featherweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1952. He ranked fifth at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships The 1954 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tokyo, Japan. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle ReferencesFILA Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1954 Fila Wrestling World Championships World Wrestling Championshi ... and won a bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games. After retiring from competitions he had a long career as a national wrestling coach and international referee. References External links * 1932 births 2017 deaths Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in wrestling Iranian male sport wrestlers Olympic medalists in wrestling Olympic silver medalists for Iran Olympic wrestlers of Iran Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling. The events were held at Messuhalli. Medal summary Greco-Roman Freestyle Participating nations A total of 244 wrestlers from 37 nations competed at the Helsinki Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table See also *List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling *List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling References 1952 Summer Olympics events 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ... 1952 in sport wrestling {{1952-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Vafadar
Ahmad Vafadar ( fa, احمد وفادار, 23 January 1927–22 February 2005) was an Iranian heavyweight freestyle wrestler who competed at the 1951 World Wrestling Championships, 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1954 World Wrestling Championships Saman safaei, Saman Safaei. References 1927 births 2005 deaths Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers of Iran Iranian male sport wrestlers People from Quchan {{Iran-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
