Moslem Eskandar-Filabi
Filabi (left) vs. Chris Taylor at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born26 March 1944 (1944-03-26) (age 79)
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.

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Olympic Games Preceded byAbdollah Movahed Flagbearer for  Iran Montreal 1976 Succeeded byHassan Zahedi


Asian Games Champions in Wrestling โ€“ Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
Asian Games Champions in Wrestling โ€“ Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight
Asian Games Champions in Wrestling โ€“ Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
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