Hossein Soudipour

Hossein Soudipour
Born (1922-03-21) March 21, 1922
Tehran, Iran
Hossein Soudipour
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing Iran
Asian Games
1951 New Delhi Team

Hossein Soudipour (Persian: حسین سودی‌پور) is a retired doctor, and former basketball player and head coach of Iran's national basketball team. He was the former director of Iran's ministry of health before the Islamic revolution.

Early life

Hossein Soudipour was born in Tehran, Iran.

Basketball career

Hossein was a part of Iran's national basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the first time that Iran's team qualified for the competition. He was also a member of the team when they won the bronze medal in the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi.

References

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