| Babak Ghorbani | |
| Fullname: | Babak Ghorbani Goldasteh |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Kermanshah, Iran |
| Death Place: | Kermanshah, Iran |
| Resting Place: | Bagh Ferdos Cemetery, Kermanshah, Iran |
| Years Active: | 2008–2011 |
| Sport: | Sport wrestling |
| Event: | Greco-Roman |
| Coach: | Touraj Mehri Mohammad Bana |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Babak Ghorbani (Persian: بابک قربانی; 19 March 1989 – 16 November 2014) was an Iranian wrestler.[1] In 2011 he was banned from competing for two years for doping, in 2012 he was charged in a murder, and in 2014 he committed suicide in prison.
He won gold medal at 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.
In 2011, Ghorbani was banned from participation in FILA events for two years due to use of anabolic steroids.[2] As a result, he was unable to compete in the 2012 Olympics.
In 2012, he was in a fight during a hunting trip in a mountainous area of Kermanshah, and was charged with murder for shooting a man to death.[3] He committed suicide in Dizelabad prison in Kermanshah on November 16, 2014, by ingesting an aluminum phosphide caplet used for fumigation.[4] [5] [3]