Ayoub Pourtaghi Ghoushchi (Persian: ایوب پورتقی قوشچی; 1 January 1973 – 29 September 2021) was an amateur boxer from Iran, who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Light heavyweight (81 kg) division and lost in the first round to Jean-Louis Mandengue of France. He also participated at the 1994 Asian Games and won the gold medal.[1]

Ayoub Pourtaghi
Personal information
Full nameAyoub Pourtaghi Ghoushchi
NationalityIranian
Born(1973-01-01)January 1, 1973
Urmia, Iran
DiedSeptember 29, 2021(2021-09-29) (aged 48)
Istanbul، Turkey
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima 81 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Tehran 81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Tashkent 81 kg

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ayoub Pourtaghi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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