Nasser Aghaei

Nasser Aghaie (Persian: ناصر آقایی; January 20, 1944 in Tehran – December 27, 2009 in Tehran)[1] was an Iranian boxer[2] who became a member of Iran senior national Boxing team in 1963. He participated as a member of this team at the first Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand in 1963, and at the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the Flyweight division,[2][3] and at 1966 Asian Games,[4] in the Featherweight division,[5] and also at the third Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Colombo, Ceylon in 1967.[1]

Nasser Aghaei
Personal information
Born(1944-01-20)January 20, 1944
DiedDecember 27, 2009(2009-12-27) (aged 65)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's boxing
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place1966 Bangkok57 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1963 Bangkok51 kg
Bronze medal – third place1967 Colombo57 kg

Boxing career

Aghaei made his national debut with the Iranian boxing team in an official international tournament, in the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok 1963, and won the gold medal of the 51 kg boxing division, after defeating Masao Karasawa on points, in the final,[6] becoming the first Iranian boxer to win a gold medal.[1][7] In the Asian Games in Bangkok 1966, Aghaie won the bronze medal of the 57 kg boxing division.[5][8] He won the bronze medal of the 57 kg boxing division in the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Colombo 1967; his last Asian medal, making him one of the most decorated Iranian boxers of all time.[9][10]

References
  1. jahannews.com
  2. www.sports-reference.com
  3. isna.ir
  4. olympic.ir
  5. amateur-boxing.strefa.pl
  6. amateur-boxing.strefa.pl
  7. "khoroosjangi.com". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  8. asriran.com/fa/news
  9. bbc.co.uk/persian/sport
  10. کتاب تاریخچه بوکس ایران از 1324 تا 1357، جلد اول، ناشر: بامداد کتاب، نویسنده محمود مساعدیان، چاپ اول، 1388، شابک 9789642060337، تعداد صفحه 430 (History of Boxing in Iran from 1945 to 1979,First Volume,First Edition,By: Bamdad Ketaab, Author: Mahmood Mosaadian,2009,ISBN 9789642060337,430 pages)(Persian)


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