Heidar Shonjani
Iranian swimmer and water polo player (1945–2020)
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Heidar Shonjani (Persian: حیدر شونجانی, 16 December 1945 – 8 November 2020), was an Iranian swimmer and water polo player.[2][3]
Born16 December 1945
Bandar-e Anzali, Iran
Died8 November 2020 (aged 74)[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Shonjani in 1970s | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 December 1945 Bandar-e Anzali, Iran | |||||||||||
| Died | 8 November 2020 (aged 74)[1] | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo, swimming | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
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]
