Mohammad Reza Navaei (Persian: محمدرضا نوايى, 1 December 1948 – 3 August 2020) was an Iranian lightweight freestyle wrestler. He won bronze medals at the 1973 World Wrestling Championships and 1974 Asian Games,[2] and competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3]
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| Native name | محمدرضا نوايى | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1948 Tehran, Iran[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 August 2020 (aged 71) Tehran, Iran | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
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Coaching career
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Reza Navaei was the coach of Iran's wrestling team at the 1988 Summer Olympics and an assistant coach at 1992 Summer Olympics, 1990 World Wrestling Championships, 1991, 1993, and 1994. He was also the coach of Indonesia's team at the 1978 World Wrestling Championships.[4]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mohammad Reza Navaei.
- ^ Mohammad Reza Navaei. takhtejamshidcup.com
- ^ Navai, Mohammad-Rezae (IRI), Navaee, M. (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ Mohamed Reza Navaie. sports-reference.com
- ^ Iranian-medalists and coaches. iran wrestling federation
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