Mohammad Bana ( fa, محمد بنا, born 6 August 1958 in

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) is an Iranian

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wrestling coach and former wrestler. He was the head coach of Iran national Greco-Roman wrestling team at

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with was accompanied by three gold medals, and is regarded as the most successful coach in Iran's Greco-Roman wrestling history. The Iranian wrestlers won three Gold medals in the London 2012 Olympic Games by (

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and

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). He is also vice world champion in 1983 in Kiev, As well as the Asian champions at the 1983 tournament in Tehran. Iranian team led Bana at

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won 8 Gold medals. After the particularly poor performance of his team at

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and the surprising elimination of Iranian wrestlers (including

) one after another, he said he felt "ashamed" toward them and was seen sitting and crying outside the wrestling stadium, the video and photos of which went viral in social media. He was later quoted as saying he cried because he failed to make the people happy, and that the team is like "his child". Iranian football coach Ali Parvin and Ali Daei said he also burst into tears after watching Bana's cry, and praised him. ''Asr Iran'' published a commentary on the photos.Muhammad Bana: Where is the mother? Where is my cradle?
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Career

* Iran national wrestling team Coach (2005-2007) * Iran national wrestling team Coach (2009-2012) * Iran national wrestling team Coach (2014-2015) * Iran national wrestling team Coach (2018-2022)

Awards

* 2012:

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(1st Class) awarded by former President of Iran,

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

. * 2012: Best Sports coach by ISNA * 2011: Best Coach of the year by

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References

FILA Database

External links

* Iranian male sport wrestlers Living people World Wrestling Championships medalists Recipients of the Order of Courage (Iran) 1958 births Olympic wrestlers for Iran Sport wrestlers from Tehran 20th-century Iranian people 21st-century Iranian people {{Iran-wrestling-bio-stub