Moslem Eskandar-Filabi

Iranian wrestler (born 1944)

Moslem Eskandar-Filabi
Filabi (left) vs. Chris Taylor at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born26 March 1944 (1944-03-26) (age 80)
Filab, Iran[1]
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Freestyle wrestling
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok +97 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran +100 kg
Greco-Roman wrestling
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran +100 kg

Moslem Eskandar-Filabi (Persian: مسلم اسكندر فيلابی, born 26 March 1944) or Eskandar Filabi is a retired Iranian heavyweight wrestler who won four gold medals at the Asian Games in 1966-1974.[2] Filabi also competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics with the best result of fourth place in 1972;[1] he served as the flag carrier for Iran at the 1976 Games.[3] He is also the chair of the National Council of Resistance in iran’s sports commission and a supporter of the MEK[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Moslem Eskandar-Filabi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Filabi Moslem, Eskander (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iran". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Moslem Eskandar Filabi – The most famous Iranian wrestler with four gold medal". mefilabi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ^ Pashm-Foroush, Sadegh (29 May 2019). "PMOI/MEK supporters rallying against Iran regime's terrorism, unbridled crackdown |". People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

External links

  • Moslem Eskandar-Filabi at the International Wrestling DatabaseEdit on Wikidata
  • Moslem Eskandar-Filabi at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Iran
Montreal 1976
Succeeded by
Hassan Zahedi
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  • 1954–1958: +87 kg
  • 1962–1966: +97 kg
  • 1970–1994: 100 kg
  • 1998: 97 kg
  • 2002–2010: 96 kg
  • 2014–present: 97 kg
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  • 1970–1982: +100 kg
  • 1986–1998: 130 kg
  • 2002–2010: 120 kg
  • 2014–present: 125 kg
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  • 1974: +100 kg
  • 1986–1998: 130 kg
  • 2002–2010: 120 kg
  • 2014–present: 130 kg


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