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 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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]