Mohammad-Reza Soukhtehsaraei (; born 31 January 1950) is a retired
Iran
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ian super-heavyweight wrestler who competed in
freestyle and
Greco-Roman
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styles. He was a three-time flag bearer and gold medalist at the
1982
Events
January
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,
1986
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Events January
* January 1
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, and
1990
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Asian Games
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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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References
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
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