Mansour Raeisi Explained
Mansour Raeisi (Persian: منصور رئیسی; 1928–1980) was an Iranian Olympic Freestyle Wrestler and FILA International Referee.[1] He is one of the most notable Iranian wrestlers of his generation.[2]
He represented Iran at 1948 Summer Olympics –the first appearance of Iranian wrestlers in an International competition– and had the best performance among Iranian wrestlers in the games,[3] losing semifinal to Turkish silver-medalist Halit Balamir and placing in the 4th place.[4]
He also coached Iran national freestyle wrestling athletes in 1967 World Wrestling Championships.[5]
Deaflympics champion Karim Raeisinia is his cousin.[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.jamejamonline.ir/newstext.aspx?newsnum=100004129555. fa:جایگاه داوران کشتی ما. Our Wrestling Referees. Jaam-e Jam Newspaper. Persian. July 28, 2012.
- Web site: http://jamejamonline.ir/printable.aspx?newsnum=100004097396. fa:حاشيه امنيت برای چهرههای شاخص. Safety Margin for notable faces. Mirza Shafie. Saeid. Jaam-e Jam Newspaper. Persian. July 28, 2012.
- Web site: http://www.iawf.ir/Content/Content.aspx?Mode=1&PageCode=1204. fa:المپیک ۱۹۴۸ لندن. Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation. Persian. 1948 London Olympics. July 28, 2012.
- Web site: The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad . 3 January 2011 . . 689–696 . 31 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716035822/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf . 16 July 2011 .
- Web site: http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news.aspx?id=174888. fa:آشنایی با دوران طلایی کشتی ایران. Molla Hosseini. Mohammad. Hamshahri Online. Persian. An Acquaintance With Iran Wrestling Golden Age. July 28, 2012.
- Web site: Sotoudeh, Behnaz . Abedinzadeh, Hamed . Alimardani, Alireza . http://www.isdpf.ir/fa/interviews/50-athletics/76-karim-raeisinia.html . fa:مصاحبه با قهرمان كشتی جهان آقای کریم رئیسینیا . An nterview with Mr. Karim Raeisinia, World Champion in Wrestling . Iran Society of Deaf People Family (ISDPF) . Persian . August 8, 2012 . September 6, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120824011523/http://www.isdpf.ir/fa/interviews/50-athletics/76-karim-raeisinia.html . August 24, 2012 .