Leon Khachatourian (Armenian: Լեէոն Խաչատրեան; Persian: لئون خاچاطوریان) is an Iranian Armenian boxer who became a member of Iran senior national Boxing 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.[1] In Tokyo 1958, Khachatourian lost on points to Hari Singh Thapa from India, in the semifinal, and won the bronze medal of the 75 kg boxing division.[2][3] He retired from championship boxing and the Iranian national boxing team, after returning from the 1958 Asian Games.
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| Born | 1936 (age 87–88) | |||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "مشت زنی ایران در بازیهای آسیایی". vista.ir.
- ^ "India in Asian Games". sportsbharti.com.
- ^ "AsianGames1958". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
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