Mohammad Sadegh Firouzpour () is an Iranian

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. In 2022, Firouzpour won the

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in the 74 kg event at the

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held in

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. He also won a

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at the

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in the category 74 kg held in

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. His brother, Amir Hossein, is a wrestler too.

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* * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Iranian male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Juybar 20th-century Iranian sportsmen 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Iran {{Iran-wrestling-bio-stub