Reza Yazdani

Reza Yazdani (Persian: رضا یزدانی, born August 25, 1984, in Juybar, Iran) 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.

He also won the gold medal in 2006 Asian Games in the 84 kg division and the gold medal in 2010 Asian Games in the 96 kg division, as well as the gold medal in 2014 Asian Games in 97 kg division. He competed in the London 2012 Olympics and also defeated Abdusalam Gadisov, but was injured in the semi-final versus his Ukrainian competitor, Valeriy Andriytsev. Yazdani came back from injury for the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, where he won the gold medal in the 96 kg division by defeating khetag Gazyumov of Azerbaijan in the finals by the score of 4-2.

As of May 2022, Yazdani was appointed as the head coach of the Turkmenistan National Freestyle team.

See also

• List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling

References

External links

• Profile (2006 Asian Games Website)
• J. Foeldeak GmbH - Sports Mats, Wrestling Mats, Judo Mats, Grappling Mats
• Reza Yazdani at the International Wrestling Database
• Reza Yazdani at Olympics.com
• Reza Yazdani at Olympedia

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