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Born | 2 April 1930 Qazvin, Iran [1] | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 25 September 2021 | (aged 91)|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
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Mohammad Mahdi Yaghoubi ( Persian: محمدمهدی یعقوبی; 2 April 1930 – 25 September 2021) was an Iranian bantamweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1956 in his weight category of under 57 kg. He also won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Wrestling Championships and placed fifth in 1954. [2] [1] [3] [4]
Yaghoubi had four brothers and four sisters. He quit school at the age of 15 to make free time for work and sport. [4]
![]() Mehdi Yaghoubi (top) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 2 April 1930 Qazvin, Iran [1] | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 25 September 2021 | (aged 91)|||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mohammad Mahdi Yaghoubi ( Persian: محمدمهدی یعقوبی; 2 April 1930 – 25 September 2021) was an Iranian bantamweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1956 in his weight category of under 57 kg. He also won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Wrestling Championships and placed fifth in 1954. [2] [1] [3] [4]
Yaghoubi had four brothers and four sisters. He quit school at the age of 15 to make free time for work and sport. [4]