Alireza Rezaei (Persian: علیرضا رضایی, born July 11, 1976) is a former Iranian wrestler Iran's first heavyweight medalist in the 2004 Olympics who competed in the Men's Freestyle 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.[1] He is currently Executive director of Iranian national team.

Alireza Rezaei
Alireza Rezaei, 2016
Personal information
Full nameAlireza Rezaei
NationalityIranian
Born (1976-07-11) July 11, 1976 (age 47)
Tehran, Iran
Sport
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
Now coachingMansour Barzegar
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 120 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 New York 120 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok 130 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Tashkent 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 New Delhi 120 kg
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ulan Bator 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Wuhan 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Guilin 130 kg

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alireza Rezaei". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.

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