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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 ...

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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

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Sanandaj Sanandaj (Persian: سنندج, ; ku, سنە, Sine, often romanized as Senneh, is the capital of Kurdistan Province in Iran. With a population of 414,069, Sanandaj is the twenty third largest city in Iran and the second largest Kurdish city. San ...

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Greco-Roman The Greco-Roman civilization (; also Greco-Roman culture; spelled Graeco-Roman in the Commonwealth), as understood by modern scholars and writers, includes the geographical regions and countries that culturally—and so historically—were di ...

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Sabah Shariati ( fa, صباح شریعتی, az, Sabah Şəriəti; born in

, Kurdistan province,

) is an

ian-born

naturalized Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-citizen of a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country. It may be done automatically by a statute, i.e., without any effort on the part of the in ...

Greco-Roman wrestler Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling ( Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mo ...

. He won bronze in the 2016 Rio Olympics, losing to eventual silver medalist and 4 time world champion Riza Kayaalp of Turkey. He competed in the 130kg event at the

2022 World Wrestling Championships The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serbia ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Career in Iran

He won an Iranian national youth medal in 2005 freestyle competitions. Representing Iran, in 2009 he won the 120 kg Greco Roman gold medal in

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...

's international tournament.

References

External links

Sabah Shariati at rio2016.com
Living people Iranian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Azerbaijan People from Sanandaj Kurdish sportsmen Olympic competitors from Iran who represented other countries Olympic bronze medalists for Azerbaijan Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan 1989 births Iranian emigrants to Azerbaijan Sportspeople of Iranian descent Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in wrestling European Games silver medalists for Azerbaijan European Games bronze medalists for Azerbaijan European Wrestling Championships medalists Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Azerbaijan Iranian refugees {{Azerbaijan-wrestling-bio-stub