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Full name
  
Mehdi Taghavi

Name
  
Mehdi Taghavi

Nationality
  
Iran

Role
  
Olympic athlete


Country
  
Height
  
1.78 m

Sport
  
Wrestling

Weight
  
66 kg

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Born
  
February 20, 1987 (age 37) (
1987-02-20
)

Mehdi taghavi iri vs brent metcalf usa 66kg 1 16 final 2013 world wrestling championships


Mehdi Taghavi Kermani (Persian: مهدى تقوى كرمانى‎‎, born February 20, 1987 in Savadkuh) is an Iranian wrestler. Taghavi was the favorite to win the 2012 London Olympics but was upset in the first round by Cuba's Liván López who ended up winning the bronze. Taghavi had previously beaten Lopez at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships.

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At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he beat Haislan Garcia in the first round, before losing to Ramazan Şahin in the quarterfinals. As Şahin went on to the final, Taghavi took part in the bronze medal repechage where he lost to Geandry Garzón.

Mehdi taghavi iri vs alexander kontoev blr 66kg 1 8 final 2013 world wrestling championships


References

Mehdi Taghavi Wikipedia