Abbas Zandi Explained

Birth Date:3 June 1930
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran
Death Place:Tehran, Iran
Sport:Freestyle wrestling, koshti pahlavāni
Nationals:Pahlevan of Iran (4):
1328, 1332, 1333, 1334

Abbas Zand[1] more known as Abbas Zandi (Persian: عباس زندی; 3 June 1930  - 30 October 2017) was an Iranian bastani practitioner, freestyle wrestler, and coach. Zandi competed in three Olympic Games: 1948 in London, 1952 in Helsinki, and 1956 in Melbourne.

Early life and career

Zandi was born in the Sang-e-laj neighborhood of Tehran. When he was 14, he began training in wrestling at Babr Club, coached by Abdolhossein Feyli and Hassan Sa'dian. At 17, he began representing Iran in international competition. At 18, Zandi won an annual tournament to become the youngest Pahlevan of Iran. He would become Pahlevan three more times between 1950 and 1953.[2] He won gold medals at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships at 79 kg and the 1958 Asian Games at 87+ kg. Zandi died on October 30, 2017, at the age of 87.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: بازی های آسیایی 1958 توکیو، ژاپن . 27 July 2023 . NOCIRI.
  2. Web site: http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/174734. fa:زندگینامه: عباس زندی (۱۳۱۰-). Biography: Abbas Zandi (1930-). Hamshahri. 28 March 2013. Persian. 22 June 2012 .
  3. Web site: Former Iran wrestler Zandi passes away . 30 October 2017 .