Nasser Givehchi Explained

Birth Date:12 November 1932[1]
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran[2]
Death Date:15 May 2017 (aged 84)
Death Place:Tehran, Iran
Sport:Freestyle wrestling
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Nasser Givehchi (Persian: ناصر گیوه چی, 12 November 1932 – 15 May 2017) was an Iranian featherweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1952. He ranked fifth at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships and won a bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games.[1] [2] After retiring from competitions he had a long career as a national wrestling coach and international referee.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nasser Givehchi . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015643/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/nasser-givehchi-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 28 March 2012.
  2. http://www.olympic.ir/fa/historymedals/olympicmedals/silvermedalist/nasergivechi Nasser Givehchi