Mohammad Farhangdoust
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| Born | 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2012 (aged 66)[1] Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mohammad Farhangdoust (Persian: محمد فرهنگدوست, 1946–2012) was an Iranian freestyle wrestler. He won silver medals at the 1970 and 1971 World Championships and 1970 Asian Games.[2] He retired in 1972 after an injury sustained in a tournament. In his last years he battled with cancer, and underwent treatment in Germany and Canada. He died in Canada aged 66.[1]
At the 1970 Asian Games he received silver medal in the 74 kg event after losing to Toshitada Yoshida.
At the 1970 World Championships in the 74 kg event Mohammad Farhangdoust won silver medal without the match against gold medalist Wayne Wells.
At the 1971 World Championships Mohammad Farhangdoust initially received bronze medal in the 74 kg event. In the final standings, a judging dispute downgraded his silver to bronze in favor of Ludovic Ambruş, sparking widespread debate over scoring and fairness; however, the FILA (now UWW) officially corrected this to silver in 2011, recognizing Farhangdoust's rightful achievement.[3]
He also was multiple Iranian National Champion.
He is known for his victories against Daniel Robin, Adolf Seger, Ruslan Ashuraliev, Mansour Barzegar.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Obituary in Persian. tarabarnews.com
- ↑ Farhang Doost, Mohammad (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ↑ "محمد فرهنگدوست؛ غربت در ایران و مرگ در کانادا", Radiofarda, May 16, 2021. May 16, 2026 (in Iranian). "سال بعد نیز همین مدال را تکرار کرد. اما بر سر این مدال نقره در سال ۱۹۷۱ جنجال فراوانی به‌پا شد. ماجرا از این قرار بود که اگر نقره به او می‌رسید، بلغارستان از نایب قهرمانی در رده‌بندی تیمی بازمی‌ماند. مطابق امتیازشماری در جدول، او دوم شده بود اما هنگام اعلام برندگان مدال، نام او را به عنوان نفر سوم خواندند و نقره را دادند به نوداویچ امبروس از رومانی. محمد فرهنگدوست محمد فرهنگدوست فیلا در پاسخ به اعتراض ایران، قول پیگیری داد اما این تحقیقات، حدود چهار دهه به تعویق افتاد و سرانجام پیش از مرگ فرهنگدوست، فدراسیون جهانی کشتی در بایگانی پایگاه خبری خود، اشتباه سال ۱۹۷۱ را تصحیح کرد و مقابل نام فرهنگدوست، مدال نقره را به ثبت رساند. [he repeated success, winning the same medal. However, in 1971, this silver medal sparked much controversy. ... According to the standings, he finished second, but when the winners were announced, his name was listed as third, and the silver went to Ambros Nodavić of Romania... United World Wrestling corrected the 1971 error in its news archive and registered the silver medal in his name.]
- ↑ "محمد فرهنگدوست؛ غربت در ایران و مرگ در کانادا", Radiofarda, May 16, 2021. May 16, 2026 (in Iranian). "در کارنامه او پیروزی ضربه فنی مقابل نوابغی چون دانیل روبن (مدیر برگزاری مسابقات کشتی المپیک لندن)، پیروزی ضربه فنی مقابل آدولف زیگر و برتری در برابر روسلان آشور علی‌یف (شوروی) و غلبه بر منصور برزگر ثبت شده‌است. [Her record includes victories by fall over such luminaries as Daniel Robin and Adolf Seger, as well as wins against Ruslan Ashuraliyev (USSR) and Mansour Barzegar.]
- 1946 births
- 2012 deaths
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Iranian male sport wrestlers
- Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games
- Wrestlers at the 1970 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Iran
- Asian Games wrestlers for Iran
- Sportspeople from Rasht
- 20th-century Iranian sportsmen
- Asian Games silver medalists in wrestling
- Iranian sport wrestler stubs