Eskandar Filabi
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Moslem Eskandar-Filabi ' onMouseout='HidePop("94849")' href="/topics/Quchan">Quchan
Quchan
Quchan is a city in and capital of Quchan County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. It is located due south of the border city of Ashgabat. At the 2006 census, its population was 96,953, in 25,066 families.-Population:...

) more known as Eskandar Filabi is a renowned Iranian wrestler in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the most successful Iranian athlete with 4 gold medals at the 1966
Iran at the 1966 Asian Games
Iran participated in the 1966 Asian Games held in the capital city of Bangkok, and ranked 6th with 6 gold medals on this occasion of the Asiad...

, 1970
Iran at the 1970 Asian Games
Iran participated in the 1970 Asian Games held in the capital city of Bangkok. This country is ranked 4th with 9 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad...

 and 1974
Iran at the 1974 Asian Games
Iran participated in the 1974 Asian Games as a host, and was ranked 2nd with 36 gold medals at this Asiad.-Medal table:-Athletics:* Gold** Teymour Ghiassi - Men's high jump** Jalal Keshmiri - Men's discus throw...

  Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

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He left Iran after Islamic Revolution and joined the National Council of Resistance of Iran
National Council of Resistance of Iran
The National Council of Resistance of Iran , founded in 1981 in France, is the parliament in exile of the "Iranian Resistance", and is a political umbrella coalition of five Iranian opposition political organizations, the largest organization being the People's Mujahedin of Iran.The President-elect...

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