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Abdollah Movahed (Persian: عبدالله موحد اردبیلی, born March 10, 1940) is an Iranian wrestler who competed in Freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Like his counterpart Habibi, he came from the Mazandaran province. He entered the national team at a fairly young age. His coaches soon noted his technical prowess, believing that with the proper conditioning, he had the potential to be a world champion. Their suspicions proved true: for 6 consecutive years, Movahed won every major contest that he entered.[1]
The highlight of his career was the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, where he won the gold medal for Iran. He competed again in the 1972 games, but injured his shoulder in the early rounds, and did not advance to the finals. Movahed later moved to the USA but refused to train American wrestlers, in case they had to face an Iranian opponent in a major tournament. He is listed in the FILA wrestling hall of fame.[2]
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6 Consecutive Gold medals at 68 kg division. A record at the time.
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