Aboutaleb Talebi

Aboutaleb Talebi Gargari (Persian: ابوطالب طالبی گرگری, April 10, 1945 July 21, 2008) was an Iranian bantamweight freestyle wrestler. He won bronze medals at the 1966, 1967 and 1969 world championships and 1968 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Aboutaleb Talebi
Personal information
BornApril 10, 1945
Marand, Imperial State of Iran[1]
DiedJuly 21, 2008 (aged 63)
Tehran, Iran
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico 57 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1966 Toledo57 kg
Bronze medal – third place1967 New Delhi57 kg
Bronze medal – third place1969 Mar del Plata57 kg

Talebi lost his father to a sudden disease at the age of 11, and started working at a carpet shop next year to help his family. He married in 1968 and had four children.[3]

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