Family
Movahed's father was a teacher who moved from Ardabil toSports career
While living in Babolsar Movahed trained in gymnastics, volleyball and swimming. In Tehran he continued playing volleyball and took up weightlifting, but stopped due to a bout of hepatitis. After recovering he changed to wrestling upon advice from his brother Mehdi. Abdollah began competing in 1959, and next year participated in the Iranian Olympic Trials. Coaches soon noted Movahed's technical prowess, and believed that with the proper conditioning, he had the potential to be a world champion. Their suspicions were confirmed: between 1965 and 1970 Movahed won every major contest that he entered. The highlight of his career was the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, where he won the gold medal. At the 1972 Games he injured his shoulder in the early rounds, and did not advance to the final. Movahed later moved to the United States, but refused to train American wrestlers because they might face Iranian opponents in international tournaments. He was inducted into theReferences
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Movahed, Abdollah 1940 births Living people Olympic wrestlers of Iran Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Iranian male sport wrestlers Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Iran Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Olympic medalists in wrestling Asian Games medalists in wrestling People from Babolsar Wrestlers at the 1966 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 1970 Asian Games World Wrestling Champions Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Sportspeople from Mazandaran province 20th-century Iranian people 21st-century Iranian people