Alireza Heidari
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Iranian freestyle wrestler
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Iranian |
| Born | (1976-03-04) March 4, 1976 (age 49) |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Iran |
| Sport | Wrestling |
Medal record | |
Alireza Heidari (Persian: علیرضا حیدری; born March 4, 1976, in Tehran) is a retired Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.[1]
He also competed in Sydney 2000, where he placed 6th. He is also a seven-time Asian champion and has won a gold medal, three silver medals and a bronze medal at World Championships. Heidari was selected as the 1999 National Sportsman of the Year in Iran.[2]
| Result | Round | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
1997 World Championship /  Krasnoyarsk /  Bronze medal / 85 kg | |||
| Win | Round 1 |  Christos Alexandridis (GRE) |
6–0 |
| Loss | Round 2 |  Les Gutches (USA) |
0–3 |
| Win | Repechage 1 |  Yang Hyung-mo (KOR) |
1–0 |
| Win | Repechage 2 |  André Backhaus (GER) |
8–2 |
| Win | Repechage 3 |  Nicolae Ghiță (ROU) |
6–1, Fall |
| Win | Repechage 4 |  Yoel Romero (CUB) |
3–1 |
| Win | Bronze medal match | Khadzhimurad Magomedov (RUS) |
5–1 |
1998 World Championship /  Tehran /  Gold medal / 85 kg | |||
| Win | Round 1 |  Gary Holmes (CAN) |
9–0 |
| Win | Round 2 |  Tatsuo Kawai (JPN) |
4–2 |
| Win | Round 3 | Yang Hyung-mo (KOR) |
1–0 |
| Win | Semifinals | Yoel Romero (CUB) |
2–1 |
| Win | Final |  Magomed Ibragimov (MKD) |
4–0 |
1999 World Championship /  Ankara /  Silver medal / 97 kg | |||
| Win | Preliminary round |  Dan Karabin (CZE) |
10–0 |
| Win | Preliminary round |  Kim Kil-soo (KOR) |
7–0 |
| Win | Round of 16 |  Vadim Tasoyev (UKR) |
2–0 |
| Win | Quarterfinals |  Davud Magomedov (AZE) |
5–0 |
| Win | Semifinals |  Marek Garmulewicz (POL) |
3–0 |
| Loss | Final | Sagid Murtazaliev (RUS) |
3–4 |
2000 Summer Olympics /  Sydney / 6th place / 97 kg | |||
| Win | Preliminary round |  Rolf Scherrer (SUI) |
7–1 |
| Win | Preliminary round | Ahmet Doğu (TUR) |
6–1 |
| Loss | Quarterfinals |  Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) |
0–1 |
| Loss | 5th place match | Aftantil Xanthopoulos (GRE) |
Walkover |
2001 World Championship /  Sofia / 16th place / 97 kg | |||
| Win | Preliminary round |  Rolf Scherrer (SUI) |
6–1 |
| Loss | Preliminary round | Giorgi Gogshelidze (RUS) |
1–4, Fall |
| 2002 World Championship / Tehran / Silver medal / 96 kg | |||
| Win | Preliminary round |  Sofian Abdul-Lateef (IRQ) |
11–0 |
| Win | Preliminary round |  Chen Dakuan (CHN) |
11–0 |
| Win | Preliminary round | Rolf Scherrer (SUI) |
3–0 |
| Win | Semifinals | Vadim Tasoyev (UKR) |
3–0 |
| Loss | Final | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) |
1–2 |
| 2003 World Championship / New York / Silver medal / 96 kg | |||
| Win | Preliminary round |  Igors Samušonoks (LAT) |
10–0 |
| Win | Preliminary round |  George Torchinava (NED) |
10–0 |
| Win | Round of 16 |  Aleksandr Shemarov (BLR) |
6–6 |
| Win | Quarterfinals | Daniel Cormier (USA) |
6–3 |
| Win | Semifinals | Krasimir Kochev (BUL) |
3–1 |
| Loss | Final | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) |
0–4 |
| 2004 Summer Olympics / Athens / Bronze medal / 96 kg | |||
| Win | Preliminary round |  Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) |
3–2 |
| Win | Preliminary round |  Antoine Jaoude (BRA) |
10–0 |
| Win | Quarterfinals |  Rustam Aghayev (AZE) |
5–0 |
| Loss | Semifinals |  Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) |
4–6 |
| Win | Bronze medal match | Daniel Cormier (USA) |
3–2 |
| 2006 World Championship / Guangzhou / 5th place / 96 kg | |||
| Win | Round of 32 | Daniel Cormier (USA) |
2–1 (2–0, 0–1, 7–0) |
| Loss | Round of 16 | Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) |
1–2 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1) |
| Win | Repechage 1 |  Norbert Bödör (SVK) |
Walkover |
| Win | Repechage 2 |  Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) |
2–0 (1–1, 2–1) |
| Loss | Bronze medal match | Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR) |
1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) |
References
- ↑ "Olympedia - Ali Reza Heidari". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "مدال آوران ایران در مسابقات جهانی". iawf.ir. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
External links
- Alireza Heidari at the International Wrestling Database
- Alireza Heidari at Olympics.com
- Picture of Alireza Heidari at the Wayback Machine (archived October 12, 2007)
1954–1958: 79 kg • 1962–1966: 87 kg • 1970–1994: 82 kg • 1998: 85 kg • 2002–2010: 84 kg • 2014–present: 86 kg | |
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1954–1958: +87 kg • 1962–1966: +97 kg • 1970–1994: 100 kg • 1998: 97 kg • 2002–2010: 96 kg • 2014–present: 97 kg | |
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