Sabah Shariati Explained

Sabah Shariati
Fullname:Sabah Shariati
Persian: صباح شریعتی
Nationality:Iranian/Azerbaijan
Birth Date:1 January 1989
Birth Place:Sanandaj, Iran
Height:192 cm
Weight:130 kg
Country:Azerbaijan
Style:Greco-Roman
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Sabah Shariati (Persian: صباح شریعتی, Azerbaijani: Sabah Şəriəti; born in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran) is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He won bronze in the 2016 Rio Olympics, losing to eventual silver medalist and 4 time world champion Riza Kayaalp of Turkey.

He competed in the 130kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[2]

Career in Iran

He won an Iranian national youth medal in 2005 freestyle competitions. Representing Iran, in 2009 he won the 120 kg Greco Roman gold medal in Baku's international tournament.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International Wrestling Database.
  2. Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  3. Web site: حراج:ایران قهرمانان خود را ارزان می فروشد - شریعتی مدال برنز گرفت اما نه برای سرزمین مادری. 16 August 2016.