Name Mehdi Yaghoubi | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Olympic medals Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle Bantamweight | ||
Mohammad Mehdi Yaghoubi (Persian: محمد مهدی یعقوبی; born 2 April 1930) is a retired Iranian bantamweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1956. He also won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Wrestling Championships and placed fifth in 1954.
Yaghoubi had four brothers and four sisters. He quit school at the age of 15 to make free time for work and sport.
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