 Filabi (left) vs. Chris Taylor at the 1972 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 March 1944 (1944-03-26) (age 80) Filab, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. Filabi also competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics with the best result of fourth place in 1972; he served as the flag carrier for Iran at the 1976 Games. He is also the chair of the sports commission of the National Council of Resistance of Iran and a supporter of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran.
References
- ^ 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.
- Filabi Moslem, Eskander (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- 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.
- "Moslem Eskandar Filabi – The most famous Iranian wrestler with four gold medal". mefilabi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- 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 Database
- Moslem Eskandar-Filabi at Olympedia
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| Preceded byAbdollah Movahed | Flagbearer for  Iran Munich 1972 Montreal 1976 |
Succeeded byHassan Zahedi |
| Asian Games Champions in Wrestling – Men's Freestyle Heavyweight | |
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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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| Asian Games Champions in Wrestling – Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight | |
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| 1970–1982: +100 kg • 1986–1998: 130 kg • 2002–2010: 120 kg • 2014–present: 125 kg | |
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| Asian Games Champions in Wrestling – Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight | |
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| 1974: +100 kg • 1986–1998: 130 kg • 2002–2010: 120 kg • 2014–present: 130 kg | |
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