Leon Khachatourian (; ) is an

Iranian Armenian Iranian Armenians (; ), also known as Persian Armenians (; ), are Iranians of Armenian ethnicity who may speak Armenian as their first language. Estimates of their number in Iran range from 70,000 to 500,000. Areas with a high concentration o ...

boxer who became a member of

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senior national

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team in 1957, and was also a member of Tehran Taj Club. He participated as a member of the Iranian boxers at the 1958 Asian Games, in the Middleweight division. In Tokyo 1958, Khachatourian lost on points to Hari Singh Thapa from

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, in the semifinal, and won the bronze medal of the 75 kg boxing division. He retired from championship boxing and the Iranian national boxing team, after returning from the

1958 Asian Games The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games () and commonly known as Tokyo 1958 (), were a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A total of 1,820 athletes repr ...

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Living people 1936 births Iranian people of Armenian descent Asian Games bronze medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1958 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Asian Games boxers for Iran Iranian male boxers Armenian male boxers Iranian martial artists {{Iran-boxing-bio-stub Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games Middleweight boxers Place of birth missing (living people)