Hassan Yazdani
26 December 1994 – present
Hassan Yazdani (born 1994) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who won the Olympic gold medal in the 74 kg category at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games and Olympic silver medals at 86 kg in Tokyo and Paris. He is a multiple world champion at 86 kg, with titles in 2017, 2019 and 2021.
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Life events
Born in Juybar, Mazandaran Province, a region known for producing Iranian wrestlers.
Reached the 70 kg freestyle final at his first senior World Championships.
Defeated Aniuar Geduev of Russia in the final to win Iran's first freestyle wrestling gold of the Games.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMoved up to 86 kg and won gold at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgClaimed his second world championship gold at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgLost the Olympic final to David Taylor of the United States in the closing seconds.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDefeated David Taylor in the final of the 2021 World Wrestling Championships to take his third world gold.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgReached a third consecutive Olympic final, losing to Magomed Ramazanov of Bulgaria.
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