| Alireza Heidari | |
| Nationality: | Iranian |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
| Height: | 186 cm |
| Country: | Iran |
| Sport: | Wrestling |
Alireza Heidari (Persian: علیرضا حیدری, born March 4, 1976, in Tehran) is a retired Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.[1]
He also competed in Sydney 2000, where he placed 6th. He is also a seven-time Asian champion and has won a gold medal, three silver medals and a bronze medal at World Championships. Heidari was selected as the 1999 National Sportsman of the Year in Iran.[2]
He has a sister and three brothers.
After his retirement, he bought a mine with nearly eight hundred employees.
| width=8% | Result | width=15% | Round | width=35% | Opponent | width=15% | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 World Championship /  Krasnoyarsk / Bronze medal / 85 kg | |||||||
| Win | Round 1 | 6–0 | |||||
| Loss | Round 2 | 0–3 | |||||
| Win | Repechage 1 | 1–0 | |||||
| Win | Repechage 2 | 8–2 | |||||
| Win | Repechage 3 | 6–1, Fall | |||||
| Win | Repechage 4 | 3–1 | |||||
| Win | Bronze medal match | 5–1 | |||||
| 1998 World Championship / Tehran / Gold medal / 85 kg | |||||||
| Win | Round 1 | 9–0 | |||||
| Win | Round 2 | 4–2 | |||||
| Win | Round 3 | 1–0 | |||||
| Win | Semifinals | 2–1 | |||||
| Win | Final | 4–0 | |||||
1999 World Championship /  Ankara / Silver medal / 97 kg | |||||||
| Win | Preliminary round | 10–0 | |||||
| Win | Preliminary round | 7–0 | |||||
| Win | Round of 16 | 2–0 | |||||
| Win | Quarterfinals | 5–0 | |||||
| Win | Semifinals | 3–0 | |||||
| Loss | Final | 3–4 | |||||
2000 Summer Olympics /  Sydney / 6th place / 97 kg | |||||||
| Win | Preliminary round | 7–1 | |||||
| Win | Preliminary round | 6–1 | |||||
| Loss | Quarterfinals | 0–1 | |||||
| Loss | 5th place match | Walkover | |||||
| 2001 World Championship / Sofia / 16th place / 97 kg | |||||||
| Win | Preliminary round | 6–1 | |||||
| Loss | Preliminary round | 1–4, Fall | |||||
| 2002 World Championship / Tehran / Silver medal / 96 kg | |||||||
| Win | Preliminary round | 11–0 | |||||
| Win | Preliminary round | 11–0 | |||||
| Win | Preliminary round | 3–0 | |||||
| Win | Semifinals | 3–0 | |||||
| Loss | Final | 1–2 | |||||
2003 World Championship /  New York / Silver medal / 96 kg | |||||||
| Win | Preliminary round | 10–0 | |||||
| Win | Preliminary round | 10–0 | |||||
| Win | Round of 16 | 6–6 | |||||
| Win | Quarterfinals | 6–3 | |||||
| Win | Semifinals | 3–1 | |||||
| Loss | Final | 0–4 | |||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics / Athens / Bronze medal / 96 kg | |||||||
| Win | Preliminary round | 3–2 | |||||
| Win | Preliminary round | 10–0 | |||||
| Win | Quarterfinals | 5–0 | |||||
| Loss | Semifinals | 4–6 | |||||
| Win | Bronze medal match | 3–2 | |||||
2006 World Championship /  Guangzhou / 5th place / 96 kg | |||||||
| Win | Round of 32 | 2–1 (2–0, 0–1, 7–0) | |||||
| Loss | Round of 16 | 1–2 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1) | |||||
| Win | Repechage 1 | Walkover | |||||
| Win | Repechage 2 | 2–0 (1–1, 2–1) | |||||
| Loss | Bronze medal match | 1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) | |||||