Navid Zanganeh is an Iranian wrestler and former member of the Iranian U-23 freestyle wrestling team.
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| Native name | نوید زنگنه | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Khabib | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1996 Eslamshahr, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alireza Rezaei, Sardar Molavi, Alireza Rezaeimanesh, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zanganeh wrestled for club Atrak Khorasan and represented Iran on the world stage.
During the 2018 Senior U23 World Championships in Bucharest Zanganeh earned a bronze medal after defeating Azerbaijani wrestler Ismail Abdullaev. [1]
At the 2019 U-23 Senior Asian Championships Zanganeh won a silver medal after beating opponents from Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan before facing defeat in the finals. [2]
The Takhti freestyle wrestling tournament took place on 7 and 8 Feb. 2019 with representatives from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Armenia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia. Zanganeh placed third and was a part of Iran's overall victory in the tournament. [3]
Zanganeh was shot at anti-government rally in Tehran and was subsequently arrested after being taken to hospital. [4] He was detained for 15 days and was eventually released from Fashafaviye prison. [4] Zanganeh was immediately released from his club Atrak Khorasan and was unable to wrestle for Iran. [5] After the arrest was made public, Zanganeh emigrated to Canada and hopes to resume his wrestling career representing Canada. [6]
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