Adel Gholami ( fa, عادل غلامی, born 9 February 1986 in

Amol Amol ( fa, آمل – ; ; also Romanized as Āmol and Amul) is a city and the administrative center of Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran, with a population of around 300,000 people. Amol is located on the Haraz river bank. It is less than ...

) is a

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player from

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, who plays as a middle blocker for the Iran men's national team and the club Haraz Amol. Gholami competed at the Rio

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

2014 Volleyball World League, Iran vs Poland (27 June 2014)-7

Career

National team

He was invited to national team in 2008. Gholami playing in two World Championship

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. They won the gold medals at the Asian Volleyball Championship and the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

Clubs

Adel Gholami started playing volleyball in

. He started his career in his hometown volleyball club Abfa Amol. He has played for Narenjestan Noor, Sanam Tehran,

Paykan Tehran Paykan Club is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 1967. Teams * Paykan Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League * Paykan Volleyball Club, competing in the Iranian Super League *Paykan Cycling Club T ...

, Pegah Urmia and

Saipa SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'') was established in 1965 as with 75% Iranian ownersh ...

. In a remarkable display of Saipa and Pegah game made. Gholami later joined Kalleh. In 2012, he was captain of the team and its luster with the Kalleh reached the winner

Asian Championship An Asian Championship is a top level international sports competition between Asian athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports) ;Aquatics * Asia ...

. He is a four time gold medal winner in Iranian Super League.Kalleh of Iran qualify for FIVB Men’s Club World Championship
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Honours

National team

**Gold medal (1):

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**Silver medal (1):

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**Gold medal (1):

**Silver medal (1):

Club

**Gold medal (4):

(Kalleh),

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(Sarmayeh Bank),

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(Khatam Ardakan) * Iranian Super League **Champions (4):

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(Kalleh),

(Sarmayeh Bank)

Individual

*Best Blocker:

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

*Best Blocker: 2012 Asian Club Championship *Best Blocker: 2018 Asian Club Championship

References

External links

FIVB profile
1986 births Living people People from Amol Iranian men's volleyball players Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in volleyball Olympic volleyball players of Iran Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Sportspeople from Mazandaran province 21st-century Iranian people {{Iran-sport-bio-stub