Mansour Mehdizadeh

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Mansour Mehdizadeh
Personal information
Born14 August 1938 (1938-08-14) (age 85)
Tehran, Iran[1]
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Yokohama 79 kg
Gold medal – first place 1962 Toledo 87 kg
Gold medal – first place 1965 Manchester 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Sofia 87 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok 97 kg

Mansour Savad-Abadi Mahdizadeh (Persian: منصورسواد آبادی مهدى زاده, born 14 August 1938) is a retired Iranian freestyle wrestler who won world titles in 1961, 1962 and 1965. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics with the best result of fourth place in 1964.[1][2]

Mehdizadeh was a major in the Iranian Army. He married in March 1965. After retiring from competitions he worked as a national wrestling coach.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Mansour Mehdizadeh. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Mehdizadeh, Mansoor (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. ^ Mansour Mehdizadeh. takhtejamshidcup.com