Abbas Jadidi Explained

Abbas Jadidi
Birth Date:13 January 1969
Birth Place:Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Order1:Member of City Council of Tehran
Term Start1:3 September 2013
Term End1:22 August 2017
Party:Independent
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Country:Iran
Sport:Amateur wrestling

Abbas Jadidi (Persian: عباس جدیدی; born 13 January 1969) is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Freestyle Heavyweight (90–100 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal.[1] He won the 1993 FILA World Wrestling Championships, but later tested positive for a banned substance. He was stripped of the title and suspended from competing for two years for doping.[2] He was elected as a member of Tehran City Council in 2013 local elections.[3]

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  1. News: Peter. King. Gripping Finish. SI.com. 2007-07-14. 2006-12-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20061205045043/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/events/1996/olympics/daily/aug1/wrest.html. dead.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20191215205829/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2004/December/06/Angle-vs--Jadidi-is-the-new--B-11252 Angle vs. Jadidi
  3. Web site: Iran's national wrestling team heads for United States. BBC.