Farzad Tarash Explained
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| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Date: | 1986 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran[1] |
| Height: | 5 ft 4.5 in |
| Weight: | 132 lbs |
| Sport: | wrestling |
| Club: | Hawthorn Citizens Youth Club |
Farzad Tarash (Persian: فرزاد تاراش; born 1 October 1986) is a freestyle wrestler from Australia.[2]
An engineer from Melbourne, he was Australia's only competitor in the wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] He competed in the 60 kg division after winning a silver medal at the African & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Morocco in March 2012.[4]
He was the Australian champion each year from 2005 to 2012.[5]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Farzad Tarash Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102455/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/farzad-tarash-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
- News: Salad days … and kebabs with the lot. 28 July 2012. Chris . Barrett. The Sydney Morning Herald.
- News: Melbourne engineer Farzad Tarash Australia's sole wrestler at London Games. 5 June 2012.
- News: Tarash Australia's only wrestler in London. 5 June 2012.
- Web site: Aussie Olympians go surfing at Winter Olympic Games. olympics.com.au. 14 February 2019. 10 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190310041048/http://olympics.com.au/games/london-2012/athlete/rachel-bugg. dead.
