Mansour Raeisi

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

Mansour Raeisi
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's freestyle wrestling
European Championships
1949 Istanbul 52 kg

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.
  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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