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Heidar Shonjani
حیدر شونجانی
Personal information
Born(1945-12-16)16 December 1945
Bandar-e Anzali, Iran
Died8 November 2020(2020-11-08) (aged 74)[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo, swimming
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Water polo

Heidar Shonjani or Haydar Shonjani (Persian: حیدر شونجانی, 16 December 1945 – 8 November 2020), was an Iranian swimmer and water polo player.[2][3]

Career

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His first international tournament was the 1964 Summer Olympics, where he became the first Iranian swimmer to participate in the Summer Olympics; he swam 100 m freestyle, but failed to reach the final. Shonjani was a member of Iran national water polo teams that won a gold medal at the 1974 Asian Games and competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, finishing 12th.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Legendary swimmer Heydar Shonjani dies". Tehran Times. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Haydar Shonjani. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Takhtejamshidcup First Official Website for Takhtejamshid Cup (Persian). Takhtejamshidcup.com (18 September 2015). Retrieved on 2017-06-28.
  4. ^ ایران در بازی‌های آسیایی. olympic.ir. Retrieved on 28 June 2017.