Leon Khachatourian

Leon Khachatourian
Personal information
Born 1936 (age 7980)
Sport
Sport Boxing

Leon Khachatourian (Armenian: Լեէոն Խաչատրեան; Persian: لئون خاچاطوریان , born 1936) was an Iranian Armenian boxer who became a member of Iran senior national Boxing team in 1957, and was also a member of Tehran Taj Club. He participated as a member of the Iranian boxers at the 1958 Asian Games, in the Middleweight division.[1] In Tokyo 1958, Khachatourian lost on points to Singh from India, in the semifinal, and won the bronze medal of the 75 kg boxing division.[2][3] He retired from championship boxing and the Iranian national boxing team, after returning from the 1958 Asian Games.

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