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Born | 1 July 1931
[1] Tehran, Iran [1] | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 2007 (aged approximately 76) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
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Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour Birang ( Persian: محمدعلی خجستهپور بیرنگ; 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. [2] [3]
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. [1]