Saman Tahmasebi

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Born26 July 1985 (1985-07-26) (age 40)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Saman Tahmasebi
Tahmasebi at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born26 July 1985 (1985-07-26) (age 40)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubAzad University, Tehran
Atasport Baku
Coached byJamshid Kheyrabadi[2]
Medal record
Representing Iran
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2006 Guangzhou84 kg
Bronze medal – third place2007 Baku84 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Bishkek84 kg
Representing Azerbaijan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Budapest84 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Tashkent85 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Las Vegas85 kg

Saman Tahmasebi (Persian: سامان طهماسبی, born 26 July 1985[3]) is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani wrestler who formerly represented (from 1995 to 2010) Iran, the country of his birth. Between 2006 and 2015, he won five medals at the world championships. He also took part in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[2]

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