Mehdi Yaghoubi
Iranian wrestler (1930–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mohammad Mahdi Yaghoubi (Persian: محمدمهدی یعقوبی; 2 April 1930 – 25 September 2021) was an Iranian bantamweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1956 in his weight category of under 57 kg. He also won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Wrestling Championships and placed fifth in 1954.[2][1][3][4]
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| Born | 2 April 1930 Qazvin, Iran[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 September 2021 (aged 91) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
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Yaghoubi had four brothers and four sisters. He quit school at the age of 15 to make free time for work and sport.[4]
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