Freydoun Malkom Explained

Freydoun Malkom
Fullname:Freydoun Malkom Khan
Nationality:Iranian (Persian)
Birth Date:25 December 1875
Birth Place:London, United Kingdom
Death Place:Brighton, United Kingdom
Sport:Fencing
Event:épée
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Freydoun Malkom Khan (Persian: فریدون ملکم خان, also Romanized Firidun; 25 December 1875  - 4 June 1954) was an Iranian fencer representing Qajar Iran (Persia). He competed in the individual épée event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1] He is the first Iranian or Persian who participated in the Olympic Games. Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar granted him the royal title of Prince after his father, Mirza Malkam Khan offered a diamond ring to the Shah.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Freydoun Malkom Olympic Results . 8 June 2012 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120717025103/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/firidun-malkom-1.html . 17 July 2012 .
  2. Web site: اعمال نظر پادشاه برای اولین حضور،جرقه ورود ایران به المپیک از کجا زده شد؟/«پرنس» اولین المپین بود . 27 July 2024.