Mansour Raeisi
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's freestyle wrestling
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1949 Istanbul 52 kg

Mansour Raeisi (Persian: منصور رئیسی; 1928–1980) was an Iranian Olympic Freestyle Wrestler and FILA International Referee.[1] He is one of the most notable Iranian wrestlers of his generation.[2]

He represented Iran at 1948 Summer Olympics –the first appearance of Iranian wrestlers in an International competition– and had the best performance among Iranian wrestlers in the games,[3] losing semifinal to Turkish silver-medalist Halit Balamir and placing in the 4th place.[4]

He also coached Iran national freestyle wrestling athletes in 1967 World Wrestling Championships.[5]

Deaflympics champion Karim Raeisinia is his cousin.[6]

References

  1. ^ جایگاه داوران کشتی ما [Our Wrestling Referees] (in Persian). Jaam-e Jam Newspaper. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  2. ^ Mirza Shafie, Saeid. حاشيه امنيت برای چهره‌های شاخص [Safety Margin for notable faces] (in Persian). Jaam-e Jam Newspaper. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  3. ^ المپیک ۱۹۴۸ لندن [1948 London Olympics] (in Persian). Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  4. ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 689–696. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  5. ^ Molla Hosseini, Mohammad. آشنایی با دوران طلایی کشتی ایران [An Acquaintance With Iran Wrestling Golden Age] (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. Retrieved July 28, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Sotoudeh, Behnaz; Abedinzadeh, Hamed; Alimardani, Alireza (September 6, 2009). مصاحبه با قهرمان كشتی جهان آقای کریم رئیسی‌نیا [An nterview with Mr. Karim Raeisinia, World Champion in Wrestling] (in Persian). Iran Society of Deaf People Family (ISDPF). Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.

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