Mansour Barzegar
Iranian wrestler
منصور برزگر
- Born
- 28 February 1947, Tehran
- Citizenship
- Iran
- Sport
- amateur wrestling, freestyle wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
- Weight
- 74 kg (163 lb)
Mansour Barzegar (Persian: منصور برزگر; born 28 February 1947) is a retired Iranian welterweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and placed fifth and second, respectively. At the world championships he won one gold and two silver medals between 1973 and 1977.
Barzegar was born as the fifth boy in a large sporting family, he also had one sister. He lost his father at the age of 6, and was included into the national wrestling team aged 24. He was seriously injured in the final of the 1975 World Championships, when he lost to his long-time rival Ruslan Ashuraliev, but recovered by the 1976 Olympics to win another silver medal. Barzegar retired from competitions at the 1979 World Championships and then had a long career as a national wrestling coach.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 74 kg | ||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | 1972 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q377311 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.