Name Mohammad Khojastehpour | Role Olympic athlete | |
Olympic medals Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle Flyweight | ||
Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour Birang (1 July 1931 – 2007) was an Iranian flyweight freestyle wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Olympics and placed fourth at the 1959 World Championships.
Khojastehpour was born in a family of eight siblings and took up wrestling aged 14. After retiring from competitions he worked as a national wrestling coach. He died from a heart-related disease.
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