Mehdi Taghavi Kermani (Persian: مهدى تقوى كرمانى; born February 20, 1987, in Savadkuh) is an Iranian wrestler. Taghavi was the favorite to win the 2012 London Olympics but was upset in the first round by Cuba's Liván López who ended up winning the bronze. Taghavi had previously beaten Lopez at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships.

Mehdi Taghavi
Personal information
Full nameMehdi Taghavi
Nationality Iran
Born (1987-02-20) February 20, 1987 (age 37)
Savadkuh, mazandaran, Iran
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWrestling
ClubWrestling Club;Mooezipoor
Coached byGholam Mohammadi
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's freestyle wrestling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Herning 66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul 66 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou 66 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pattaya 66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gumi 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bishkek 60 kg

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he beat Haislan Garcia in the first round, before losing to Ramazan Şahin in the quarterfinals.[1] As Şahin went on to the final, Taghavi took part in the bronze medal repechage where he lost to Geandry Garzón.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2008 Olympic Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). www.fila-official.com/. FILA. p. 30. Retrieved 27 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
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