Alireza Soleimani
Iranian wrestler (1956–2014)
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Born | 2 February 1956 Tehran, Iran[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 May 2014 (aged 58) Tehran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling, varzesh-e bastani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National finals | Pahlevan of Iran (6): 1358, 1361, 1362, 1364, 1365, 1369 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alireza Soleimani Karbalaei (Persian: علیرضا سلیمانی کربلایی, 2 February 1956 – 21 May 2014) was an Iranian heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He was the first Iranian to win the world superheavyweight title, which he achieved in 1989. He served as the flag bearer for Iran at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he placed sixth.[1][2]
Besides freestyle wrestling, Soleimani was a champion in varzesh-e bastani and won the Pahlevan of Iran title and armband in pahlevani traditional wrestling six times.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c Ali Reza Soleimani
- ^ Soleimani Karbalayee, Ali Reza (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
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Preceded by Hassan Zahedi | Flagbearer for Iran Barcelona 1992 | Succeeded by |
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World Champions in freestyle super heavyweight (125 kg)
- 1969: Aleksandr Medved (URS)
- 1970: Aleksandr Medved (URS)
- 1971: Aleksandr Medved (URS)
- 1973: Soslan Andiyev (URS)
- 1974: Ladislau Șimon (ROU)
- 1975: Soslan Andiyev (URS)
- 1977: Soslan Andiyev (URS)
- 1978: Soslan Andiyev (URS)
- 1979: Salman Khasimikov (URS)
- 1981: Salman Khasimikov (URS)
- 1982: Salman Khasimikov (URS)
- 1983: Salman Khasimikov (URS)
- 1985: David Gobejishvili (URS)
- 1986: Bruce Baumgartner (USA)
- 1987: Aslan Khadartsev (URS)
- 1989: Alireza Soleimani (IRI)
- 1990: David Gobejishvili (URS)
- 1991: Andreas Schröder (GER)
- 1993: Bruce Baumgartner (USA)
- 1994: Mahmut Demir (TUR)
- 1995: Bruce Baumgartner (USA)
- 1997: Zekeriya Güçlü (TUR)
- 1998: Alexis Rodríguez (CUB)
- 1999: Stephen Neal (USA)
- 2001: David Musulbes (RUS)
- 2002: David Musulbes (RUS)
- 2003: Artur Taymazov (UZB)
- 2005: Aydın Polatçı (TUR)
- 2006: Artur Taymazov (UZB)
- 2007: Bilyal Makhov (RUS)
- 2009: Bilyal Makhov (RUS)
- 2010: Bilyal Makhov (RUS)
- 2011: Aleksey Shemarov (BLR)
- 2013: Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS)
- 2014: Taha Akgül (TUR)
- 2015: Taha Akgül (TUR)
- 2017: Geno Petriashvili (GEO)
- 2018: Geno Petriashvili (GEO)
- 2019: Geno Petriashvili (GEO)
- 2021: Amir Hossein Zare (IRI)
- 2022: Taha Akgül (TUR)
- 2023: Amir Hossein Zare (IRN)
- 1969–1983: +100 kg
- 1985–2001: 130 kg
- 2002–2013: 120 kg
- 2014–present: 125 kg
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