Iranian wrestler (1930–2021)
 Mehdi Yaghoubi (top) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 April 1930 (1930-04-02) Qazvin, Iran | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 September 2021 (2021-09-26) (aged 91) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
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Mohammad Mahdi Yaghoubi (Persian: 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 in his weight category of under 57 kg. He also won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Wrestling Championships 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※
- ^ Mehdi Yaghoubi. sports-reference.com
- ^ "مدالآوران ایرانی المپیک؛ مهدی یعقوبی". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 4 April 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ Mehdi Yaghoubi. iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ Mahdi Yaghoubi. National Olympic Committee of Iran
External links※
- Mehdi Yaghoubi at the International Wrestling Database
- Mehdi Yaghoubi at Olympedia
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- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Sportspeople from Qazvin
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
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