Mansour Barzegar

Mansour Barzegar
Barzegar in 1979
Personal information
Born (1947-02-28) 28 February 1947 (age 77)
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran[1]
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal 74 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tehran 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 1975 Minsk 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 1977 Lausanne 74 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran 74 kg

Mansour Barzegar (Persian: منصور برزگر; born 28 February 1947) is a retired Iranian welterweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and placed fifth and second, respectively. At the world championships he won one gold and two silver medals between 1973 and 1977.[1][2][3]

Barzegar was born as the fifth boy in a large sporting family, he also had one sister. He lost his father at the age of 6, and was included into the national wrestling team aged 24.[3] He was seriously injured in the final of the 1975 World Championships, when he lost to his long-time rival Ruslan Ashuraliyev, but recovered by the 1976 Olympics to win another silver medal. Barzegar retired from competitions at the 1979 World Championships and then had a long career as a national wrestling coach.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Mansour Barzegar. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Barzegar, Mansoor (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. ^ a b Mansour Barzegar. National Olympic Committee of Iran
  4. ^ Mansour Barzegar. takhtejamshidcup.com