Mohammad-Reza Soukhtehsaraei (; born 31 January 1950) is a retired

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

ian super-heavyweight wrestler who competed in freestyle and

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styles. He was a three-time flag bearer and gold medalist at the

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

, and

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

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. He also won silver medals at the world championships in 1978 and 1981. He was also a '' Pahlevan of Iran''.

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1950 births Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Iranian male sport wrestlers Living people Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games wrestlers for Iran Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in wrestling Pahlevans of Iran Wrestlers at the 1974 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 1982 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 1986 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 1990 Asian Games World Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Olympic wrestlers for Iran Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Iranian sportsmen Sportspeople from Golestan province {{Iran-wrestling-bio-stub