Abdullah Khodabandeh

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAbdullah•Khodabandeh
Used nameAbdullah•Khodabandeh
Original nameعبدالله•خدابنده
Born28 August 1936
Died18 December 2019 (aged 83 years 3 months 21 days) in Tehran, TehranIRI
Measurements164 cm / 57 kg
NOCIslamic Republic of IranIRI

Biography

Abdullah Khodabandeh was an Iranian freestyle wrestler who represented the national team during the mid-1960s. In 1964 Khodabandeh competed in the bantamweight event at the Tokyo Olympics. At the Games he drew his opening bout against Mladen Georgiev (BUL) before defeating Mohammad Daoud Anwary (AFG) in the next round. He then lost to the eventual silver medallist Hüseyin Akbaş (TUR) in the third round of the tournament to be eliminated. During his career Khodabandeh also won the prestigious Tbilisi Cup.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Wrestling IRI Abdullah Khodabandeh
Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 9