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 81)
Qazvin, Iran[1]
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich 48 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Mar del Plata 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edmonton 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 1971 Sofia 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tehran 52 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran 52 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. ^ a b c 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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