Nasser GivehchiAt age 19, Givehchi placed second in featherweight freestyle competition at 63 kilograms/138.5 pounds at the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki, Finland, losing to Turkey's Bayram Sit in the gold-medal match. The bronze medal was awarded to Josiah Henson of the United States.
Four years later, Givehchi wrestled for Iran at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, placing sixth in the same weight class.
In 1958, Givehchi won a gold medal at the Asian Games in Tokyo.
After concluding his wrestling career, Givehchi moved into coaching, serving as the head coach of Iran's national Greco-Roman wrestling teams. He was also an international wrestling referee.
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