Ebrahim Javadi

Ebrahim Javadipour (Persian: ابراهيم جوادی‌پور, born 28 July 1943) is a retired Iranian freestyle wrestler. He won a world title in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1973 and a gold medal at the Asian Games in 1970 and 1974, but placed third at the 1972 Olympics.[1][2] He is listed in the FILA wrestling hall of fame.[3]

Ebrahim Javadi
Personal information
Born28 July 1943 (1943-07-28) (age 80)
Qazvin, Iran[1]
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1972 Munich48 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1969 Mar del Plata48 kg
Gold medal – first place1970 Edmonton48 kg
Gold medal – first place1971 Sofia48 kg
Gold medal – first place1973 Tehran52 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1970 Bangkok48 kg
Gold medal – first place1974 Tehran52 kg

Javadi was born in Qazvin, but spent a few of his early years in Tehran, where his father worked for the Ministry of Labor. Javadi was an active child and tried various sports, eventually choosing wrestling because it fitted best to his relatively small body size.[4]

References
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  1. Ebrahim Javadi. sports-reference.com
  2. Javadi, Ibrahim (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. Hall of Fame – Freestyle. unitedworldwrestling.org
  4. Ebrahim Javadpour. National Olympic Committee of Iran
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