Reza Yazdani
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Full name | Reza Yazdani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | The Leopard of Juybar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1984-08-25) August 25, 1984 (age 39) Juybar, Mazandaran, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official Instagram Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reza Yazdani (Persian: رضا یزدانی, born August 25, 1984, in Juybar, Iran) nicknamed The Leopard of Juybar, is an Iranian wrestler and two time World Champion, who won Gold in the 2011 World Wrestling Championships and 2013 World Wrestling Championships in the 96 kg division.
He also won the gold medal in 2006 Asian Games in the 84 kg division and the gold medal in 2010 Asian Games in the 96 kg division, as well as the gold medal in 2014 Asian Games in 97 kg division. He competed in the London 2012 Olympics and also defeated Abdusalam Gadisov, but was injured in the semi-final versus his Ukrainian competitor, Valeriy Andriytsev. Yazdani came back from injury for the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, where he won the gold medal in the 96 kg division by defeating khetag Gazyumov of Azerbaijan in the finals by the score of 4-2.
As of May 2022, Yazdani was appointed as the head coach of the Turkmenistan National Freestyle team.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Двукратный чемпион мира Реза Яздани возглавил сборную Туркменистана по вольной борьбе
- ^ "Turkish Wrestler Samil Erdogan Provisionally Suspended after Failing Anti-Doping Test". United World Wrestling. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Turkish wrestler Erdoğan suspended". Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Turkish wrestler loses medal after failing dope test". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Turkish wrestler suspended after positive test". WCCB Charlotte. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Turkish wrestler suspended after positive test". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Iran's wrestler Reza Yazdani confirmed for Olympics". Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Reza Mohammad Ali YAZDANI". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07.
- ^ "Reza Yazdani won against Jake Warner".
External links
- Profile (2006 Asian Games Website)
- J. Foeldeak GmbH - Sports Mats, Wrestling Mats, Judo Mats, Grappling Mats
- Reza Yazdani at the International Wrestling Database
- Reza Yazdani at Olympics.com
- Reza Yazdani at Olympedia
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- 1951: Bertil Antonsson (SWE)
- 1954: Arsen Mekokishvili (URS)
- 1957: Hamit Kaplan (TUR)
- 1959: Lyutvi Ahmedov (BUL)
- 1961: Wilfried Dietrich (FRG)
- 1962: Aleksandr Ivanitsky (URS)
- 1963: Aleksandr Ivanitsky (URS)
- 1965: Aleksandr Ivanitsky (URS)
- 1966: Aleksandr Ivanitsky (URS)
- 1967: Aleksandr Medved (URS)
- 1969: Shota Lomidze (URS)
- 1970: Vladimir Gulyutkin (URS)
- 1971: Shota Lomidze (URS)
- 1973: Ivan Yarygin (URS)
- 1974: Vladimir Gulyutkin (URS)
- 1975: Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (MGL)
- 1977: Aslanbek Bisultanov (URS)
- 1978: Harald Büttner (GDR)
- 1979: Ilya Mate (URS)
- 1981: Roland Gehrke (GDR)
- 1982: Ilya Mate (URS)
- 1983: Aslan Khadartsev (URS)
- 1985: Leri Khabelov (URS)
- 1986: Aslan Khadartsev (URS)
- 1987: Leri Khabelov (URS)
- 1989: Akhmed Atavov (URS)
- 1990: Leri Khabelov (URS)
- 1991: Leri Khabelov (URS)
- 1993: Leri Khabelov (RUS)
- 1994: Arawat Sabejew (GER)
- 1995: Kurt Angle (USA)
- 1997: Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov (RUS)
- 1998: Abbas Jadidi (IRI)
- 1999: Sagid Murtazaliev (RUS)
- 2001: Giorgi Gogshelidze (RUS)
- 2002: Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO)
- 2003: Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO)
- 2005: Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS)
- 2006: Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS)
- 2007: Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS)
- 2009: Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS)
- 2010: Khetag Gazyumov (AZE)
- 2011: Reza Yazdani (IRI)
- 2013: Reza Yazdani (IRI)
- 2014: Abdusalam Gadisov (RUS)
- 2015: Kyle Snyder (USA)
- 2017: Kyle Snyder (USA)
- 2018: Abdulrashid Sadulaev (RUS)
- 2019: Abdulrashid Sadulaev (RUS)
- 2021: Abdulrashid Sadulaev (RWF)
- 2022: Kyle Snyder (USA)
- 2023: Akhmed Tazhudinov (BRN)
- 1951–1961 : +87 kg
- 1962–1967 : +97 kg
- 1969–1995 : 100 kg
- 1997–2001 : 97 kg
- 2002–2013 : 96 kg
- 2014–present : 97 kg
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