Komeil Ghasemi Explained
Komeil Ghasemi |
Birth Date: | 27 February 1988 |
Birth Place: | Juybar, Mazandaran, Iran |
Full Name: | Komeil Ghasemi |
Headercolor: | lightsteelblue |
Native Name: | کمیل قاسمی |
Height: | 183 cm |
Weight: | 120 kg |
Website: | instagram |
Sport: | Wrestling |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Coach: | Rasoul Khadem |
Komeil Ghasemi (Persian: کمیل قاسمی, born 27 February 1988)[1] is a retired Iranian wrestler who won a gold medal in the men's freestyle 120 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] Ghasemi was awarded his Olympic gold medal after the two wrestlers ahead of him failed drug tests.[3] Ghasemi is the most successful Iranian heavyweight wrestler at the Olympic Games.
He also won a silver medal at the 2011 Asian Wrestling Championships in the 120 kg freestyle discipline.[4] He was born in Juybar, in Iran's Mazandaran province but spent his childhood in Sari. He started wrestling seriously after moving back to Juybar.[5] [6] Following his Olympic appearance, Ghasemi won the 120 kg weight class at the 2013 Freestyle World Cup in Tehran, Iran, helping his nation take gold in the tournament.[7] At the 2014 Asian Wrestling Championships he won a gold medal in the 125 kg freestyle tournament,[8] while at that year's World Championships he took silver in the same event.[9] He took silver in the 125 kg freestyle event at the 2015 Asian Wrestling Championships, losing the final to Aiaal Lazarev of Kyrgyzstan,[10] and the 2016 Summer Olympics, behind Taha Akgül of Turkey.[11] Ghasemi retired in 2019 after losing the Iranian trials for the 2019 World Wrestling Championships.[12] [13] [14] [15]
Coaching career
As of 2023, Ghasemi is the head coach of Cambodian national wrestling team. He started his coaching position in October 2020.[16] Under Ghasemi Cambodian wrestlers recorded a total haul of 19 medals (three golds, three silvers and 13 bronzes) at the 2022 Southeast Asian Wrestling Championship, their biggest ever since first joining the regional tournament a few years back.[17]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans. Bill Mallon. Hilary Evans. Komeil Ghasemi Biography and Olympic Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112900/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gh/komeil-ghasemi-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 3 November 2019.
- Web site: Lloyd. Owen. 19 September 2022. Iranian wrestler Ghasemi finally receives London 2012 gold medal. Inside the Games. 26 September 2022.
- Web site: IOC Determines Taymazov Fails London Re-Test. 26 July 2019. United World Wrestling. 24 September 2019.
- Web site: ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP - TASHKENT 2011. International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles. May 2011. 11 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012938/http://www.fila-official.com/images/FILA/resultats/2011/results_05_tashkent.pdf. 24 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: کمیل قاسمی: میخواستم بعد از طلای المپیک خداحافظی کنم . mashreghnews.ir . 2 July 2020.
- Web site: Komeil Ghasemi. Athletes. London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. August 2012. 11 August 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20121208143806/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/ghasemi-komeil-1077384/. 8 December 2012.
- Web site: Iran wins Freestyle Wrestling World Cup. Tehran Times Volume. 11652 22 Feb 2013. 22 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130226060851/http://www.tehrantimes.com/sports/105852-iran-wins-freestyle-wrestling-world-cup. 26 February 2013.
- Web site: Asian Senior Championship - New Delhi (IND). International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles. April 2014. 23 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013007/http://www.fila-official.com/images/FILA/resultats/2013/results_04_newdelhi.pdf. 24 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Iran's Komeil Ghasemi wins silver in World Wrestling Championships. Tehran Times. 9 September 2014.
- Web site: Senior Asian Championship 2015 - Doha (QAT). United World Wrestling. May 2015. 13 May 2015.
- Web site: Taha Akgul Beats Komeil Ghasemi for 125kg Wrestling Gold. 20 August 2016. WNBC. 9 December 2021.
- Web site: Feiz. Ali. Three Yazdani's Win Iran Freestyle Team Trials, Ghasemi Retires. 1 July 2019. 3 November 2019. United World Wrestling.
- News: خداحافظی دراماتیک؛گریه سنگین وزن دلنازک . 23 August 2020 . Varzesh3 . fa.
- Web site: دلیل خداحافظی کمیل قاسمی مشخص شد . rasadvarzeshi.com . 6 October 2020 . fa.
- Web site: Komeil GHASEMI - Olympic Islamic Republic of Iran. 2021. International Olympic Committee. 12 April 2021.
- Web site: Cambodia hosts educational activities in lead up to Southeast Asian Championships. 16 January 2023. 29 March 2023. United World Wrestling. 29 March 2023.
- News: Senase. Jose Rodriguez T.. Iranian coach sees ‘bright future’ for Cambodian wrestling. Khmer Times. 3 January 2023. 29 March 2023.