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Abbas Zandi (Persian: عباس زندی; June 3, 1930 in Tehran) is an Iranian retired Bastani practitioner, Freestyle Wrestler, national champion, and coach. Zandi has competed in three Olympic games including 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki and 1956 Melbourne.
Zandi was born in the Sang-e-laj neighborhood of Tehran. When he was 14, he went to Babr Club and learned wrestling from Abdolhossein Feyli and Hassan Sa'dian. At 17, he became one of the Iran national freestyle wrestling athletes. One year later, Zandi achieved the Pahlevan of Iran title.
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