Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (Persian: مسلم اسكندر فيلابی, born 26 March 1944) or Eskandar Filabi is a retired Iranian heavyweight wrestler who won four gold medals at the Asian Games in 1966-1974.[2] Filabi also competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics with the best result of fourth place in 1972;[1] he served as the flag carrier for Iran at the 1976 Games.[3] He is also the chair of the National Council of Resistance in iran’s sports commission and a supporter of the MEK[4][5]
 Filabi (left) vs. Chris Taylor at the 1972 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1944 (age 80) Filab, Iran[1] |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
Medal record | |
References edit
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- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Moslem Eskandar-Filabi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Filabi Moslem, Eskander (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iran". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Moslem Eskandar Filabi – The most famous Iranian wrestler with four gold medal". mefilabi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Pashm-Foroush, Sadegh (29 May 2019). "PMOI/MEK supporters rallying against Iran regime's terrorism, unbridled crackdown |". People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
External links edit
- Moslem Eskandar-Filabi at the International Wrestling Database
- Moslem Eskandar-Filabi at Olympedia
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