Alireza Mohmadi (born 2002) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 87 kg division.[1]

Alireza Mohmadi
Personal information
Native nameعلیرضا مهمدی
Full nameAlireza Mohammadi Piani
Born (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22)
Khuzestan, Iran
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Sport
CountryIran
SportGreco-Roman
Event87 kg
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade 82 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Astana 82 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 82 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bishkek 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 82 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zagreb 87 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia 82 kg
Asian Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manama 82 kg

Career edit

At the 2023 Asian Championships, Mohmadi defeated his Chinese rival Zhejiang Halishan 7–0 in the quarter-finals of the 82 kg competition and reached the semi-finals. He lost 8–0 to Akilbak Talantbikov of Kyrgyzstan and reached the third place match. Mehdi defeated Rohit Dahia of India 5–1 to win the bronze medal.[2]

Alireza competed in the 2023 World Wrestling Championships event in Belgrade, Serbia and won the silver medal. Alireza Mehdi defeated Serbia's Branko Kovacevic 8–0 in the round of 16 of the men's grappling 82 kg last on and advanced to the quarter-finals. The world bronze medallist defeated Ukraine's Yaroslav Filchakov 4–1 to reach the semi-finals. Mehdi defeated Moldovan Mihail Brado 5–1 and reached the final. World champion and Olympic bronze medallist Refik Huseynov of Azerbaijan was defeated 2–1 and won the silver medal.[3]

He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Iran for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4]

Achievements edit

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2023 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Greco-Roman 82 kg
Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 3rd Greco-Roman 82 kg

References edit

  1. ^ "Alireza Mohmadi profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ jeandaniel. "Asian Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  3. ^ "2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. ^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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