Houshmand Almasi
Personal information
Born(1928-03-30)30 March 1928
Died17 December 2016(2016-12-17) (aged 88)
Geneva, Switzerland
Sport
SportFencing

Houshmand Almasi (Persian: هوشمند الماسی; 30 March 1928 – 17 December 2016) was an Iranian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil, épée and sabre events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

Colonel Almasi, president of the Iranian Fencing Federation, submitted the proposed Constitution of Asian Fencing Confederation to the FIE Congress which was held during the 1972 Munich Olympic Games in Germany. Subsequently, he became the first president of AFC.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Houshmand Almasi Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  2. ↑ پیشکسوت شمشیربازی دار فانی را وداع گفت
  3. ↑ درگذشت هوشمند الماسی، بنیانگذار کنفدراسیون شمشیربازی آسیا
  4. ↑ "Fencing Confederation of Asia". www.asianfencing.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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