Reza Yazdani 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.
The 1974 Asian Games was a multi-sport event held in Tehran, Iran from September 1, 1974, to September 16, 1974. This was the first time that Asian Games were celebrated in any Middle East country. A total of 3,010 athletes selected from 25 Asian National Olympic Committees participated in 16 sports divided into 202 events. The number of participating countries was the greatest in Asian Games history, eighteen nations competed in Bangkok, host of the 1970 Asian Games. Fencing, gymnastics (artistic) and women's basketball were included for the first time; while sailing—which made its debut in the previous Asian Games—was not included, however since 1978, sailing is a part of the Asian Games sports.
Jordan Ernest Burroughs is an American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 74 kilograms.
Komeil Ghasemi is a retired Iranian wrestler who won a gold medal in the men's freestyle 120 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Ghasemi was awarded his Olympic gold medal after the two wrestlers ahead of him failed drug tests. Ghasemi is the most successful Iranian heavyweight wrestler at the Olympic Games.
Aniuar Borisovich Geduev is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Circassian Kabardian ancestry.
David Morris Taylor III is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competed at 86 kilograms. He is the current head coach of Oklahoma State's wrestling team.
Hassan Yazdani Charati is an Iranian freestyle wrestler. Yazdani is an Olympic and World Champion in freestyle wrestling in two weight categories. He became Olympic champion in the 74kg category at the 2016 Summer Olympics after defeating Russian wrestler Aniuar Geduev in the final. The following year he became World Champion at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in the Men's freestyle 86 kg category. He won his second world title at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan and third at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Norway.
Magomedrasul Mukhtarovich Gazimagomedov is a Russian freestyle wrestler. He is two-time World Champion and a Grand Master of Sports in freestyle wrestling.
The Michigan Wolverines wrestling team is an NCAA Division I Wrestling team competing as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team is coached by Sean Bormet, a two-time All-American at Michigan.
Artur Edikovich Naifonov is a Russian freestyle wrestler, who competes at 86 kilograms. Naifonov is an Olympic Games medalist, World Championship medalist, three-time European Continental champion and a three-time Russian National champion.
Greg Urbas is a former teacher and head wrestling coach at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio.
Lebanon participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Lebanon first competed at the Asian Games in 1978 Bangkok, and the best achievement was in the 2006 Doha, when the country gained a gold, and 2 silver medals. At the last edition in Incheon, Lebanon collected 2 medals, a silver and a bronze.
Cambodia competed in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. This event marks the 12th Asian Games appearance for Cambodia since making their debut in 1954.
Stevan Andrija Mićić is a Serbian-American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms. He won a gold medal at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. He is the first wrestler representing Serbia to win a medal in men's freestyle wrestling at the World Wrestling Championships.
Myles Nazem Amine is a Sammarinese-American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. Myles is a graduate of Detroit Catholic Central High School.
Deepak Punia, is an Indian freestyle wrestler supported by OGQ and Naib Subedar in the Indian Army. He won a silver medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in the freestyle 86 kg category, where Hassan Yazdani of Iran, a wrestler that Punia idolises, won the final by walkover. Punia's silver medal did, however, secure him a place in the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Indian wrestler, born in Jhajjar district, Haryana, got another chance to go against Yazdani in the wrestling competition at the 2022 Asian Games – in the Men's freestyle 86 kg final. But Yazdani beat Punia 10-0 in a one-sided match.
Amir Hossein Zare is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who currently competes in the heavyweight division. Zare became World Champion in 2021, and 2023. He was the 2019 U23 World Champion at age 18. He claimed a Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medal in 2021. In the age-group, he was the 2018 Cadet World Champion and claimed silver medals from the 2019 Junior World Championships and the 2018 Youth Summer Olympics.
Adilet Davlumbayev is a Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 86 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Yadollah "Shiravan" Mohebbi is an Iranian freestyle wrestler. He is a three-time gold medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships in the men's 125 kg event, in 2017, 2019 and 2022.
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