Abbas Jadidi ( fa, عباس جدیدی; born 13 January 1969) is an Iranian

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

who competed in the Freestyle Heavyweight (90–100 kg) category at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, losing to

Kurt Angle Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg, Olympic gold medalist in American freestyle wrestling, and former Collegiate wrestling, ...

and winning the

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. He was suspended from competing for two years for doping. He was elected as a member of

Tehran City Council The Islamic City Council of Tehran ( fa, شورای اسلامی شهر تهران) is the directly elected council that presides over the city of Tehran, elects the mayor of Tehran in a mayor–council government system, and budgets of the M ...

in 2013 local elections.

Achievements

* Olympic Silver 1996 Atlanta * World Champion 1998 * World Bronze 1995, 1999 * World Cup Champion 1998 * Asian Champion 1993, 1996, 1998

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1969 births Living people Olympic wrestlers of Iran Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Iranian male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Iran Iranian sportspeople in doping cases Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Olympic medalists in wrestling Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1998 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 2002 Asian Games World Wrestling Championships medalists Iranian sportsperson-politicians Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Tehran Councillors 2013–2017 Recipients of the Order of Courage (Iran) Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Iranian people 21st-century Iranian people World Wrestling Champions {{Iran-Olympic-medalist-stub