Mohammad Hassan Mohebbi
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| Born | 6 September 1956 (age 67) Kermanshah, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling, varzesh-e bastani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National finals | Pahlevan of Iran (2): 1363, 1367 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mohammad Hassan "Homa" Mohebbi (Persian: محمد حسن محبی, born 6 September 1956) is an Iranian light heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Kermanshah. He is often confused with his twin brother Mohammad Hossein Mohebbi, who competed in lighter categories (74 or 82 kg).[1][2][3]
He won one silver and one bronze medal at the World Championships, with the silver medal being stripped due to unsportsmanlike behaviour. He was also a two-time Pahlevan of Iran.
Like many of his fellow Iranian wrestlers in the 1980s, his sport career has suffered by political influences of the Iran's sport organizations at that time. Iran boycotted the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and did not participate at the Wrestling World Championships in 1979, 1983, 1986, and 1987.
Sensation at World Championship 1985[edit]
At the 1985 World Championship in Budapest, Mohebbi lost against the American William Scherr in the final and won the silver medal, but he was forced by the Iranian team officials to step down from the podium in order not to stand at attention for the US anthem and flag. The FILA executive board stripped him of his medal after ruling Mohebbi's action was disrespectful towards other medalists. His silver medal was given to German Roland Dudziak.
References[edit]
- ^ Mohamed Hassan Mohebbi. sports-reference.com
- ^ Hall of Fame. Iran Wrestling Federation
- ^ Mohebbi, Mohammad Hassan (IRI), Mohebbi, Mohammad Hossein (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
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