Mansour Mehdizadeh

Mansour Mehdizadeh

Mehdi Zadeh in 1960s
Personal information
Born	14 August 1938 (1938-08-14) (age 88) Tehran, Iran
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling, koshti pahlavāni
Achievements and titles
National finals	Pahlevan of Iran (2): 1341, 1344
Medal record Representing Iran World Championships 1961 Yokohama 79 kg 1962 Toledo 87 kg 1965 Manchester 87 kg 1963 Sofia 87 kg Asian Games 1966 Bangkok 97 kg

Mansour Mehdizadeh Savadabadi (Persian: منصور مهدى زاده سواد آبادی, born 14 August 1938) is an Iranian retired freestyle wrestler who won world titles in 1961, 1962, and 1965. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics with his best result being fourth place in 1964. He was a two-time Pahlevan of Iran, which is the nation's ultimate crown in traditional wrestling.

Olympic results

Source:

1964 (as a men's freestyle 87 kg):

Round	Opponent	Сountry	Results	Penalties	Time
1	Géza Hollósi		Won by Points	1
2	Dan Brand		Draw	2
3	Rudolf Kobelt		Won by Points	1
4	Hasan Güngör		Won by Points	1
5	Prodan Gardzhev		Won by Points	1

Mansour Mehdizadeh placing fourth according to special criteria for determining the winner:

Rank	Athlete
	Prodan Gardzhev (BUL)
	Hasan Güngör (TUR)
	Dan Brand (USA)
4	Mansour Mehdizadeh (IRI)

Personal life

Mehdizadeh was a major in the Iranian Army. He married in March 1965. After retiring from competitions he worked as a national wrestling coach.