Rouhollah Dadashi ( fa, روحالله داداشی; January 24, 1982 – July 16, 2011) was an
Iran
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ian
powerlifter
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,
bodybuilder
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and
strongman, competing for
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
in international strongman competitions.
He participated five times in
Iran's Strongest Man
Iran's Strongest Man ( fa, قویترین مرد ایران) (also called Mardān-e Āhanin; Persian: ) is the only televised annual strongman
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus ...
competition, reaching the final round each time, and becoming the champion twice (2009 and 2010).
Dadashi was stabbed and killed on 16 July 2011, 11:45 p.m in a fight which started as an argument with another driver and his passengers. On 17 July 2011, two of the killers were arrested by the police in the city of
Karaj
Karaj ( fa, کرج, ) is the capital of Alborz Province, Iran, and effectively a satellite city of Tehran. Although the county hosts a population around 1.97 million, as recorded in the 2016 census, most of the county is rugged mountain. The urb ...
. The third and main murderer was arrested the next day while trying to escape the city.
Thousands of people attended Dadashi's burial ceremony. He was buried in Imamzadeh Mohammad in
Karaj
Karaj ( fa, کرج, ) is the capital of Alborz Province, Iran, and effectively a satellite city of Tehran. Although the county hosts a population around 1.97 million, as recorded in the 2016 census, most of the county is rugged mountain. The urb ...
on 18 July 2011.
One of the accused, 17-year-old Alireza Molla-Soltani, was publicly hanged to death. The boy claimed that the stabbing was in self-defense, yet the Court persisted with the death sentence.
See also
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Iran's Strongest Man
Iran's Strongest Man ( fa, قویترین مرد ایران) (also called Mardān-e Āhanin; Persian: ) is the only televised annual strongman
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus ...
*
World Strongman Cup Federation
The World Strongman Cup Federation ("WSCF") was a worldwide organisation within strength athletics that claimed to be the sport's organising body with the aim of making "the Strongman Sport more popular and accessible for a wide range of the peop ...
References
External links
seemorgh.com (Persian)
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1982 births
2011 deaths
Iranian powerlifters
Iranian strength athletes
Iranian murder victims
People murdered in Iran
People from Mianeh