Rasoul Khadem Azghadi ( fa, رسول خادم ازغدی, born March 18, 1972) is a former

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 ...

ian

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who has won a bronze medal in the

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and a gold medal in 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, ...

. He was also the

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and

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world champion and the 1991, 1992, 1993,

, 1995 and 1996 Asian champion. He was trained by his father

Mohammad Khadem Mohamed Khadem Khorasani Azghadi ( fa, محمد خادم خراسانی ازغدى, 7 September 1935 – 24 November 2020) was an Iranian featherweight freestyle wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 1962 World Championships and placed eighth a ...

, and he is also the younger brother of Olympic wrestling bronze medalist

Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Azghadi ( fa, امیررضا خادم ازغدی, born February 10, 1970) is an Iranian wrestler who won Olympic bronze medals in 1992 and 1996. He finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and he won the 1991 World Champions ...

and

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. He was the president of

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from January 4, 2014, to November 3, 2018. He was also the technical director of Iran's wrestling national teams and head coach of Iran's freestyle wrestling national team from January 2012 to 2018. In addition, he was elected as executive board member of

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on January 20, 2014, and served until January 2018.

Major achievements

* Junior World Championship – 1991 1989 * World Championships – 1994 1995 1998 * Olympic Games - 1996 1992

References

Profile at FILA Wrestling Database
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