Mansour Raeisi ( fa, منصور رئیسی; 1928–1980) was an Iranian
Olympic
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ian
Freestyle Wrestler
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and
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International
Referee.
He is one of the most notable Iranian wrestlers of his generation.
He represented
Iran
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at
1948 Summer Olympics
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–the first appearance of Iranian wrestlers in an International competition– and had the best performance among Iranian wrestlers in the games, losing semifinal to Turkish silver-medalist
Halit Balamir and placing in the 4th place.
He also coached
Iran national freestyle wrestling athletes in
1967 World Wrestling Championships.
Deaflympics champion
Karim Raeisinia is his cousin.
References
External links
Profile at sports-reference.com
1928 births
1980 deaths
People from Tehran
Olympic wrestlers of Iran
Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Iranian male sport wrestlers
20th-century Iranian people
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