Alireza Mohmadi | |
Headercolor: | Gold |
Native Name: | علیرضا مهمدی |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Full Name: | Alireza Mohmadi Piani |
Birth Date: | 2002 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Izeh, Iran |
Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
Weight: | 87kg (192lb) |
Country: | Iran |
Sport: | Greco-Roman |
Event: | 87 kg |
Alireza Mohmadi (Persian: علیرضا مهمدی; born 1 January 2002) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 87 kg division.[1] He won the silver medal in the 87kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
At the 2023 Asian Championships, Mohmadi defeated his Chinese rival Zhejiang Halishan 7–0 in the quarter-finals of the 82 kg competition and reached the semi-finals. He lost 8–0 to Akilbak Talantbikov of Kyrgyzstan and reached the third place match. Mehdi defeated Rohit Dahia of India 5–1 to win the bronze medal.[2]
Alireza competed in the 2023 World Wrestling Championships event in Belgrade, Serbia and won the silver medal. Alireza Mehdi defeated Serbia's Branko Kovacevic 8–0 in the round of 16 of the men's grappling 82 kg last on and advanced to the quarter-finals. The world bronze medallist defeated Ukraine's Yaroslav Filchakov 4–1 to reach the semi-finals. Mehdi defeated Moldovan Mihail Brado 5–1 and reached the final. World champion and Olympic bronze medallist Refik Huseynov of Azerbaijan was defeated 2–1 and won the silver medal.[3]
He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Iran for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4]
Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event | |
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2023 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | Greco-Roman 82kg | |
Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Greco-Roman 82kg | ||
2024 | Summer Olympics | Paris, France | 2nd | Greco-Roman 87kg |