Aboutaleb Talebi Gorgori (Persian: ابوطالب طالبی گرگری, April 10, 1945 – July 21, 2008) was an Iranian bantamweight freestyle wrestler. He won bronze medals at the 1966, 1967 and 1969 world championships and 1968 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
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Born | April 10, 1945 Marand, Imperial State of Iran[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | July 21, 2008 (aged 63) Tehran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Talebi lost his father to a sudden disease at the age of 11, and started working at a carpet shop next year to help his family. He married in 1968 and had four children.[3]
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