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Emam-Ali Habibi

1931 - 2025

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Emam-Ali Habibi Goudarzi (Persian: امامعلی حبیبی گودرزی, 1931 – 24 August 2025) was an Iranian freestyle wrestler. He won gold medals at the 1958 Asian Games; 1959, 1961 and 1962 world championships; and 1956 Olympics, placing fourth in 1960. In 2007 he was inducted into the FILA Hall of Fame. Habibi was the fourth and the last son in a large family. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emam-Ali Habibi is the 188th most popular wrestler (down from 87th in 2019), the 391st most popular biography from Iran (down from 381st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iranian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Emam-Ali Habibi ranks 188 out of 1,027. Before him are Mahmut Atalay, Pedro Morales, Daniel Robin, Shinobu Sekine, Ismail Abilov, and Petar Kirov. After him are Robert Maillet, Osvald Käpp, Gorilla Monsoon, Katsutoshi Naito, Yokozuna, and Claes Johanson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Emam-Ali Habibi ranks 421. Before him are Richard Murphy, Kiki Dimoula, Walter Taibo, Roger Planchon, Viktor Tsaryov, and Rupert Hollaus. After him are Antonio Gamoneda, Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, Hans van Mierlo, Bengt Eriksson, Alena Vrzáňová, and Índio. Among people deceased in 2025, Emam-Ali Habibi ranks 274. Before him are David Johansen, Alvaro Vitali, Angie Stone, Joseph Wambaugh, Tigran Keosayan, and Brian Murphy. After him are Darleane C. Hoffman, Nikola Pokrivač, Juan Aguilera, David Souter, Pauli Nevala, and Robert Jarvik.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Emam-Ali Habibi ranks 391 out of 631. Before him are Marshall Manesh (1950), Mehdi Taremi (1992), Jalil Zandi (1951), Homa Darabi (1940), Saeed Jalili (1965), and Hassan Ali Mansur (1923). After him are Guity Novin (1944), Navid Negahban (1968), Andranik Eskandarian (1951), Zia ol Din Tabatabaee (1888), Nasser Hejazi (1949), and Viguen (1929).

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Among WRESTLERS In Iran

Among wrestlers born in Iran, Emam-Ali Habibi ranks 3. Before him are The Iron Sheik (1942), and Gholamreza Takhti (1930). After him are Matt Ghaffari (1961), Rasoul Khadem (1972), Saeid Mollaei (1992), Hassan Yazdani (1994), Alireza Dabir (1977), Ghasem Rezaei (1985), Hamid Sourian (1985), Komeil Ghasemi (1988), and Amir Hossein Zare (2001).

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