Rouhollah Dadashi
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Rouhollah Dadashi (January 24, 1982 - July 16, 2011) was an Iranian Powerlifter, Bodybuilder and Strongman
, competing for Iran
in international strongman competitions.
He participated five times in Iran's Strongest Man competition, reaching the final round each time, and becoming the champion twice (2009 and 2010).
Dadashi was stabbed and killed on 16 July 2011, 11:45 p.m in a fight which started as an argument with another driver and his passengers. On 17 July 2011, two of the killers were arrested by the police in the city of Karaj
. The third and main murderer was arrested the next day while trying to escape the city.
Thousands of people attended Dadashi's burial ceremony. He was buried in Imamzadeh Mohammad in Karaj
on 18 July 2011.
One of the accused,17 year old Alireza Molla-Soltani, was publicly hanged to death. The boy claimed that the stabbing was in self defense, yet the Court persisted with the death sentence.
Strongman (strength athlete)
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength such as the bent press , supporting large amounts of...
, competing for 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...
in international strongman competitions.
He participated five times in Iran's Strongest Man competition, reaching the final round each time, and becoming the champion twice (2009 and 2010).
Dadashi was stabbed and killed on 16 July 2011, 11:45 p.m in a fight which started as an argument with another driver and his passengers. On 17 July 2011, two of the killers were arrested by the police in the city of Karaj
Karaj
Karaj is a city in and the capital of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,377,450, in 385,955 families, , making it the fifth-largest city in Iran after Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and Tabriz.) It is situated west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz...
. The third and main murderer was arrested the next day while trying to escape the city.
Thousands of people attended Dadashi's burial ceremony. He was buried in Imamzadeh Mohammad in Karaj
Karaj
Karaj is a city in and the capital of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,377,450, in 385,955 families, , making it the fifth-largest city in Iran after Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and Tabriz.) It is situated west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz...
on 18 July 2011.
One of the accused,17 year old Alireza Molla-Soltani, was publicly hanged to death. The boy claimed that the stabbing was in self defense, yet the Court persisted with the death sentence.