Abdollah Mojtabavi
| Abdollah Mojtabavi medal table |
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| European championships | ||
| silver | 1949 Istanbul | 67 kg |
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| bronze | 1951 Helsinki | 73 kg |
| Olympic Summer Games | ||
| bronze | 1952 Helsinki | 73 kg |
Sayed Abdollah Mojtabavi ( Persian عبدالله مجتبوی, * January 4, 1925 in Tehran ; † January 13, 2012 ) was an Iranian wrestler .
life and career
Abdollah Mojtabavi competed in freestyle and won silver in the weight class up to 67 kg at the European Championships in Istanbul in 1949 . At the Wrestling World Championships in 1951 he won bronze in the welterweight division up to 73 kg. In the same weight class, he won the bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki behind Per Berlin ( Sweden ) and Bill Smith ( USA ).
Abdollah Mojtabavi died on January 13, 2012 at the age of 87.
Awards
- 1949 silver medal European wrestling championships 1949 in Istanbul
- 1951 bronze medal Wrestling World Championships 1951 in Helsinki
- 1952 bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Web links
- Profile of Abdollah Mojtabavi (as Abdullah Mojtabavi) at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Profile of Abdollah Mojtabavi (as Abdullah Modjtavai) at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Abdollah Mojtabavi in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Death of Mr. Abdollah Mojtabavi (English)
- ↑ تسلیت فدراسیون کشتی (Persian)
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| SURNAME | Mojtabavi, Abdollah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mojtabavi, Sayed Abdollah (full name); عبدالله مجتبوی |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 4, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tehran |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 2012 |