Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Explained

Mahmoud Mollaghasemi
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran
Sport:Freestyle wrestling
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Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Tabrizi (Persian: محمود ملاقاسمی تبریزی; born 5 April 1929) is a retired Iranian freestyle wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 1951 World Championships and a bronze medal at the 1952 Olympics.[1] [2]

Mollaghasemi was the eldest child in a large family. He lost his father, a shoemaker by trade, at an early age, and had to start working to support his family. He took up wrestling aged 18. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach and international referee,[3] and attended the 1964 Olympics in this capacity.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=77A4DB3643D445599A5656A8E07E30D7 Mollaghassemi, Mahmoud (IRI)
  2. Web site: Mahmoud Mollaghasemi . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124043/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/mahmoud-mollaghasemi-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 28 March 2012.
  3. Web site: Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Tabrizi . . 8 September 2015.
  4. http://takhtejamshidcup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=325&Itemid=877 Abdollah Movahed