Bijan Zarnegar Explained

Bijan Zarnegar
Birth Date:25 March 1940
Birth Place:Kermanshah, Iran
Death Place:Tehran, Iran
Sport:Fencing
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Bijan Zarnegar (Persian: بیژن زرنگار , 25 March 1940 in Kermanshah, Iran – 21 April 2017 in Tehran, Iran) was an Iranian practitioner of fencing.[1]

He started fencing when he was 18 years old in Tehran while studying at the Police University in Tehran. He worked as a police officer while he was practicing fencing. He competed in the individual and team foil, épée and sabre events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]

He died in 2017 in Tehran.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iran fencing veteran Bijan Zarnegar dies . 2017-04-22 . . 2017-11-21.
  2. Web site: Bijan Zarnegar Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417115514/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/bizhan-zarnegar-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2010-12-18 . sports-reference.com.