Ali Akbar Yousefi (wrestler)

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Nativename
علی‌اکبر یوسفی
NationalityIranian
Born (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 28)
Ali Akbar Yousefi
Personal information
Native name
علی‌اکبر یوسفی
NationalityIranian
Born (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 28)
WebsiteOfficial Instagram Profile
Sport
Country Iran
SportGreco-Roman Wrestling
Weight class130 kg
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Oslo130 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Almaty130 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Konya130 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 BakuTeam
World Military Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Baku130 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2025 Zagreb130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Almaty130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest130 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Budapest130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Bucharest130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Pontevedra130 kg
World Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 Talin130 kg
Asian U23 Championship
Silver medal – second place2019 Ulaanbaatar130 kg
Asian Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 Chonburi130 kg

Ali Akbar Yousefi (Persian: علی‌اکبر یوسفی, born 30 April 1997) is an Iranian professional wrestler. He won gold medal in the 130 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[1] In 2019, he won gold medal in the same event at the U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary and won bronze medal in 2018, U23.[2][3][4]

By winning gold medal in 2021 Oslo, He became Iran's first-ever world champion in the heaviest Greco weight class in the World Wrestling Championships.[5][6][7]

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