Ataullah Behmanesh

Ataullah Behmanesh (Persian: عطاءالله بهمنش) (April 13, 1923 – July 2, 2017) was an Iranian wrestler and sports journalist. Behmanesh was one of the oldest and most prominent Iranian sports reporters, He conducted the first live sports report in Iran from Radio in 1958 to compete in Iranian and Iraqi national Sport of athletics competitions.

Ataullah Behmanesh
عطاءالله بهمنش
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Behmanesh in the 1970s
Born(1923-04-13)April 13, 1923
DiedJuly 02, 2017
NationalityIranian
Other namesAtta
Known forwrestler, sports journalist and Presenter

Behmanesh died of a stroke in Tehran on July 2, 2017 at the age of 94.[1]

References

  1. "gooyadaily - Ataullah Bahmanesh passes away". gooyadaily.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.