Mehdi Yaghoubi
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| Born | 2 April 1930 (age 94) Qazvin, Iran[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
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Mohammad Mehdi Yaghoubi (Persian: محمد مهدی یعقوبی; born 2 April 1930) is a retired Iranian bantamweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1956. He also won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Wrestling Championships and placed fifth in 1954.[1][2][3]
Yaghoubi had four brothers and four sisters. He quit school at the age of 15 to make free time for work and sport.[3]
References
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- ^ a b Mahdi Yaghoubi. National Olympic Committee of Iran
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