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]
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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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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]
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