Emam-Ali Habibi
Habibi in the 1950s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | امامعلی حبیبی | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Emam-Ali Habibi Goudarzi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | The Tiger of Mazandaran (ببر مازندران) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iranian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1931 Babol, Persia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 94) Sari, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. He lost his father at the age of 12.