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Hassan Yazdani
Winning Olympic freestyle wrestling gold and three world titles.
Paris world title · Oslo world title
- Born
- 26 December 1994
- Birthplace
- Juybar, Iran
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Hassan Yazdani
Hassan Yazdani is an Iranian wrestler who won Olympic gold at 74 kg before becoming world champion at 86 kg.
Early life
Northern Iran
Comes from the Juybar area of Mazandaran, a centre of Iranian wrestling.
First world title
Defeated Aaron Pico for junior world gold at 66 kg in 2014.
Career
- 2015
Senior breakthrough
Reached the world final and won silver.
- 2016
Olympic champion
Moved to 74 kg and won gold in Rio.
- 2017
Another weight class
Established himself at 86 kg with a world title.
- 2024
Third Olympic final
Won silver at the Paris Games after world titles at 86 kg.
Achievements
Paris world title
Conceded only two points across the tournament.
Oslo world title
Defeated David Taylor in the final.
Paris silver
Reached a third successive Olympic final.
Beyond sport
A famous nickname
United World Wrestling has profiled him as “the Greatest”.
International rivalry
His repeated world and Olympic finals against David Taylor became a defining contest in freestyle wrestling.
Sources & photo credit
Wikipedia biography and references ↗Further biography and career ↗Photo: Amir Hosseini. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
