Abbas Fallah
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Abbas Fallah is an Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

ka.

Participating at the 2004 Olympic Games
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...

, he was stopped in the round of 32 by Keith Morgan
Keith Morgan (judoka)
Keith Morgan is a male judoka from Canada, who won three medals at three different Pan American Games during his career....

 of Canada.

He finished in joint fifth place in the half-heavyweight (100 kg) division at the 2006 Asian Games
Judo at the 2006 Asian Games
Judo competed in eight different weight classes for men and women at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. All competition held in the Qatar Sports Club Indoor Hall.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-−60 kg:December 5-−66 kg:December 4...

, having lost to Askhat Zhitkeyev
Askhat Zhitkeyev
Askhat Zhitkeyev is a Kazakh judoka. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in the 90-100 kg division and a bronze medal at the 2001 world judo championships in the -100 kg division. He won a bronze medal at the -100 kg category of the Asian Games.- References :...

 of Kazakhstan in the bronze medal match.

He currently resides in Mashad.

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