Petros Nazarbegian

Petros Nazarbegian (Armenian: Պետրոս Նազարբեգեան; Persian: پطروس نظربگیان born May 6, 1927 in Iran - November 13, 2015 in California, U.S.A.) was the head coach of Tehran Taj boxing club, and also the Iranian national boxing team, from 1954 up to 1963, including coaching Iranian boxers at the 1958 Asian Games and 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] He was a national Iranian champion and participated in boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the Lightweight division, as a member of the Iranian team, losing to Erkki Pakkanen the eventual bronze medal winner from Finland, in the second round on points.[2]

References

  1. 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)
  2. "Petros Nazarbegian Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

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