Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Tabrizi (Persian: محمود ملاقاسمی تبریزی; born 5 April 1929) is a retired Iranian freestyle wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 1951 World Championships and a bronze medal at the 1952 Olympics.[1][2]
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| Born | 5 April 1929 (age 95) Tehran, Iran | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
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Mollaghasemi was the eldest child in a large family. He lost his father, a shoemaker by trade, at an early age, and had to start working to support his family. He took up wrestling aged 18. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach and international referee,[3] and attended the 1964 Olympics in this capacity.[4]
References edit
- ^ Mollaghassemi, Mahmoud (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ "Mahmoud Mollaghasemi". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Tabrizi". National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Abdollah Movahed (see photo). takhtejamshidcup.com
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