Mahmoud Miran
Iranian judoka
Mahmoud Reza Miran Fashandi (Persian: سید محمودرضا میران فشندی, born February 25, 1974) more known as Mahmoud Miran is an Iranian judoka.
He competed internationally for 15 years, winning several medals at the World Judo Championships, Asian Games, and Asian Judo Championships. He lost in the first round of 100 kg division during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney to Frank Möller of Germany. He finished in joint fifth place in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Dennis van der Geest of the Netherlands. Additionally, he was the Pahlevan of Iran four times between 1994 and 1998.
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