Mansour Barzegar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Mansour Barzegar

Iranian wrestler

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1947

Place of Birth: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Mansour Barzegar

  • Mansour Barzegar (Persian: ????? ??????, born February 28, 1947) is a retired Iranian welterweight freestyle wrestler.
  • He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and placed fifth and second, respectively.
  • At the world championships he won one gold and two silver medals between 1973 and 1977.Barzegar was born as the fifth boy in a large sporting family, he also had one sister.
  • He lost his father at the age of 6, and was included into the national wrestling team aged 24.
  • He was seriously injured in the final of the 1975 World Championships, when he lost to his long-time rival Ruslan Ashuraliyev, but recovered by the 1976 Olympics to win another silver medal.
  • Barzegar retired from competitions at the 1979 World Championships and then had a long career as a national wrestling coach.

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