TEHRAN – Former Iran athlete Ghasem Koveitipour has passed away on Monday.

He died of heart attack at the age of 69 in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province.

Koveitipour won a bronze medal at the 1974 Asian Games 4 × 400 m relay in Tehran.

He was laid in his hometown Khoramshahr on Tuesday.

Tehran Times offers its heartfelt condolence to his bereaved family.